Posts Tagged Research

Part1-World’s Greatest Training and Development Search Engine

I often use the Internet to research things related to training, development and learning, and like you, I use the search engines. Over the years, I’ve become increasingly frustrated at the amount of junk that I have to wade through when looking for good content. I’m not here to criticize the businesses that somehow rank [...]

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Older Worker Training: An Overview. ERIC Digest

Older Worker Training: An Overview. ERIC Digest No. 114.
A number of economic and demographic trends are focusing attention on older workers: individuals over age 55 will continue to constitute a larger proportion of the total population; people are living longer, healthier lives and many see full- or part-time employment as a means of remaining [...]

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Cognitive Science and Assessment (Research Digest)

ERIC Identifier:  ED481716
Publication Date: 2003
Author: Boston, Carol
Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
Cognitive Science and Assessment. ERIC Digest.

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Trauma and Adult Learning

Trauma and Adult Learning. ERIC Digest.
by Kerka, Sandra
Adult learning can often be challenging, and traumatic events add extreme challenges to the learning process. The catalog of sources of trauma is sadly long: psychological or physical abuse, rape, war, forced relocation, diagnosis of a terminal illness, job loss, death or suicide of a loved one, [...]

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Learning Styles and Vocational Education Practice – Research and Application Brief

Learning Styles and Vocational Education Practice
Practice Application Brief

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Informal Workplace Learning – Practice Application Brief

Informal Workplace Learning
Practice Application Brief 10
by David A. Cofer
2000

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Experiential Learning: A Theoretical Critique Explored from Five Perspectives

Experiential Learning: A Theoretical Critique Explored from Five Perspectives, Information Series, No. 385 by Tara J. Fenwick  Order No. IN 385, Price $9.75  Ordering Information Full text available online
What does it mean to learn from experience? And, what, if any, is an appropriate role for educators in this process?

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Teaching Style vs. Learning Style Myths and Realities 26 Research #astd #trdev

Teaching Style vs. Learning Style Myths and Realities 26, by Bettina Lankard Brown, 2003 PDF Available
This project has been funded at least in part with Federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education under Contract No. ED-99-CO-0013. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of [...]

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Reporting and Interpreting of Workplace Research Data – Atrocious!

Can it get any worse? Probably not. Mainstream news outlets are often reporting on research about the workplace — about what works, what doesn’t work. This year twitter and social media research is in the limelight. Last year employee engagement was widely reported on. Plus, of course, the general garden variety research having something to [...]

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Elliot Masie Survey on Social Learning – You’re Kidding Us, Aren’t You?

There’s no question that there’s a current “buzz” among trainers around the use of technology, and particularly “social learning”, to facilitate, and make more efficient, learning in the workplace. Elliot Maisie is considered one of the leading experts on the topic of workplace learning in general, but also in the use of technology for that [...]

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