A review and meta-analysis of the nomological network of trainee reactions

Traci Sitzmann; Kenneth G Brown; Wendy J Casper; Katherine Ely; Ryan D Zimmerman

doi:10.1037/0021-9010.93.2.280

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A review and meta-analysis of the nomological network of trainee reactions

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A review and meta-analysis of the nomological network of trainee reactions

Traci Sitzmann, Kenneth G Brown, Wendy J Casper, Katherine Ely and Ryan D Zimmerman

Journal of applied psychology, Vol.93(2), pp.280-295

03/01/2008

DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.2.280

PMID: 18361632

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Abstract

A review and meta-analysis of studies assessing trainee reactions are presented. Results suggest reactions primarily capture characteristics of the training course, but trainee characteristics (e.g., anxiety and pretraining motivation) and organizational support also have a moderate effect on reactions. Instructional style (rho = .66) followed by human interaction (rho = .56) were the best predictors of reactions. Reactions predicted pre-to-post changes in motivation (beta = .51) and self-efficacy (beta = .24) and were more sensitive than affective and cognitive learning outcomes to trainees' perceptions of characteristics of the training course. Moderator analyses revealed reactions- outcomes correlations tended to be stronger in courses that utilized a high level rather than a low level of technology, and affective and utility reactions did not differ in their relationships with learning outcomes. The current study clarifies the nomological network of reactions and specifies outcomes that are theoretically related to reactions.

Achievement

Attitude

Cognition

Humans

Learning

Organizational Culture

Teaching - methods

Time Factors

Workplace - psychology

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Title: Subtitle: A review and meta-analysis of the nomological network of trainee reactions
Creators: Traci Sitzmann - Advanced Distributed Learning Co-Laboratory, Alexandria, VA, US
Kenneth G Brown
Wendy J Casper - The University of Texas at Arlington
Katherine Ely - George Mason University
Ryan D Zimmerman - Texas A&M University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of applied psychology, Vol.93(2), pp.280-295
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.2.280
PMID: 18361632
ISSN: 0021-9010
eISSN: 1939-1854
Grant note: DOI: 10.13039/100000005, name: US Department of Defense, award: W909MY-04-F0039
Language: English
Date published: 03/01/2008
Academic Unit: Management and Entrepreneurship ; Educational Policy and Leadership Studies; Center for Social Science Innovation
Record Identifier: 9984371260702771

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