Learning Theories
Emphasizes that people learn by observing people
What is Social Learning Theory
Excute a physical action with precision and timing
What is Motor Skills
Training objective that is linked to learning specific skills identical to on the job
What is Closed Skills
Trainees ability to apply what has been learned to on-the-job work problems & situations that are similar
What is Generalization
Assumes that behavior results from a persons goals and intentions
What is Goal Setting Theory
Choice of personal course of action
What is Attitudes
Trainees ability to to apply learning to work environment that is not identical to the to the training environment
What is Far Transfer
A relatively permanent change in human capabilities
What is Learning
Emphasizes that people are motivated to perform or avoid certain behaviors due to past outcomes
What is Reinforcement Theory
State, tell or describe previously stored information
What is Verbal Information
Linked to more general learning principles
What is Open Skills
Process of trainees continuing to use what they have learned over time
What is Maintenance
Based on the value that a person places on certain outcomes
What is Need Theory
Apply generalizable concepts & rules to solve problems & generate novel products
What is Intellectual Skills
Refers to the extent that the training environment is similar to the work environment
What is Fidelity
Developing new training and development courses or lessons for employees
What is Training Design
A persons behavior is based on three factors: expectancy, instrumentality and valence
What is Expectancy Theory
Manage one's own thinking and learning process
What is Cognitive Strategies
Trainees ability to apply learned capabilities exactly to the work situation
What is Near Transfer
Trainees effectively and continually applying what they have learned in training and applying it to their jobs
What is Transfer of Training