Journal article
USING COMPUTERS TO DELIVER TRAINING: WHICH EMPLOYEES LEARN AND WHY?
Personnel psychology, Vol.54(2), pp.271-296
06/2001
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2001.tb00093.x
Abstract
Compared to traditional instructor-led training, computer-delivered training typically offers learners more control over their instruction. In learner-controlled environments, learner choices regarding practice level, time on task, and attention are expected to be critical determinants of training effectiveness. To examine the effect of learner choices in computer-based training, a study was conducted with 78 employees taking an Intranet-delivered training course. Learner choices were assessed and predicted with goal orientation (mastery and performance) and learning self-efficacy, as well as age, education, and computer experience. Results indicate considerable variability among trainees in practice level and time on task, which both predict knowledge gain. Performance orientation interacted with learning self-efficacy to determine practice level, and mastery orientation had an unexpected negative effect. Implications for the use of computers to deliver training and for future research are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- USING COMPUTERS TO DELIVER TRAINING: WHICH EMPLOYEES LEARN AND WHY?
- Creators
- KENNETH G. Brown - Department of Management and Organizations University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Personnel psychology, Vol.54(2), pp.271-296
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2001.tb00093.x
- ISSN
- 0031-5826
- eISSN
- 1744-6570
- Number of pages
- 26
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2001
- Academic Unit
- Management and Entrepreneurship ; Educational Policy and Leadership Studies; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984371104102771
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