There are many different ways to train. Indeed, entire books have been written on the ways to deliver training. How can a manager charged with training his or her employees choose an appropriate method? This article defines some of the most common training methods and reviews pros and cons for each one.
The method by which training is delivered often varies based on the needs of the company, the trainee, and on the task being performed. The method should suit the audience, the content, the business¡¦ environment, and the learning objective. Ideally, the method chosen will motivate employees to learn, help employees prepare themselves for learning, enable the trainees to apply and practice what they've been taught, help trainees retain and transfer what they have learned, and integrate performance with other skills and knowledge. Other factors affecting the choice of a training method include: -Age, gender, or level of education of the trainees -Learning styles of the trainees -Number of trainees -Budget -Trainer's skills and training style Common group training methods include: Lecture A lecture is the method learners often most commonly associate with college and secondary education. Yet, it is also considered one of the least effective methods to use for adult learners.
In this method, one person (the trainer) does all of the talking. He or she may use handouts, visual aids, question/answer, or posters to support the lecture. Communication is primarily one-way: from the instructor to the learner. Pros: Less time is needed for the trainer to prepare than other methods. It provides a lot of information quickly when it is less important that the trainees retain a lot of details. Cons: Does not actively involve trainees in training process.
The trainees forget much information if it is presented only orally. Demonstration Demonstration is very effective for basic skills training. The trainer shows trainees how to do something. The trainer may provide an opportunity for trainees to perform the task being demonstrated.
Pros: This method emphasizes the trainee involvement. It engages several senses: seeing, hearing, feeling, touching. Cons: It requires a great deal of trainer preparation and planning. There also needs to be an adequate space for the training to take place. If the trainer is not skilled in the task being taught, poor work habits can be learned by the trainee. Seminar Seminars often combine several group methods: lectures, discussions, conferences, demonstrations.
4. METHOD/MEDIA: This period of instruction will be taught by the lecture method with the aid of PowerPoint Presentation and handouts
The Effectiveness of Small Group Instruction in Assisting Students in Learning New Objectives through Oral Learning
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I will start by talking about my less valuable experience using this technique. I informed my friend Ansley that I would be using these techniques during our conversation. She was telling me about how difficult the two classes she is enrolled in currently are and I could tell she was hoping I could relate to her since I am her only friend currently in school. She talked about the class and feeling alienated from the other teachers receiving their masters because she is specialized teacher, musical educator, and most of the other students are general education teachers. She was struggling.
One recent group I was member of was the trainer for newly hired medical assistants at work. The group consisted of 10 members. The 10 members each represented one of the ten doctors who practice at the clinic where I am employed. As a member of the team we were encouraged to train each new person hired as a medical assistant for each specific doctor. The training consisted of introducing the new hires to each department, familiarizing them with the daily tasks for the specific doctor the new employee was hired to work for, and helping them transition into their position. In some ways this team was similar to a mentorship program. The members were all encouraged to communicate with one another if there were any difficulties. We generally
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To combat these and other issues that can arise due to a lack of training, the development of a training program will wan...
A good use off demonstrations is in rugby when you are teaching the technique for malls. Malls are hard to teach without demonstrations because you cannot see all the players so when you are doing a demo you can break it down and look at it from different angles so everyone can see what all the different players are doing.
The results indicated that most of the respondents are in favor of lecture method (92%) and they use the lecture method as an effective means for teaching and learning. Also, most of the reflections received on lecture method clearly indicated that it is still a dominant way of instruction in Nepal. However the written reflections received from respondents suggested some key measures to improve the efficiency of lecture method in classroom. So, there is no significant change in the application of lecture method in the real classroom situation despite the emergence of new learning approaches and strategies.
...nd understand the needs earlier. Sometimes I don’t make enough time to do this. I feel that if I took the time, researched the group and found out that if people did have learning needs within the group I could be more prepared. I do adapt things in the group but I feel that this could be improved throughout training and understanding the needs of these students and what works best for them. As mentioned above the training could help me to understand this more as I have never had to teach students in this way.
Moreover, on-demand training simplifies difficult business concepts into manageable lessons. Employees retain more by engaging with video at their own pace.
Today I used a variety of instructional delivery methods to ensure that my students were able to accomplish the learning targets. Having different modes of instruction (direct instruction, individual writing, pair-share, small group discussion, large group discussion, etc.) allows students to demonstrate learning in a variety of ways. If students do not master a key skill, it also provides students to relearn, rework, and rethink key concepts. This type of instructional design also encourages engagement as it appeals to multiple learning styles and builds in time for me to interact with students in multiple ways (including one-on-one) (IE: Chloe can be quieter. I was able to touch base her to make sure that she understood the abstract vs. concrete exercise). Using multiple instructional delivery methods also provides me with opportunities to personally motivate students to be active in their learning (IE: Emily is very creative and likes small group work. IE: Taylor likes politics and would grasp the global climate change example IE: Big Mike works best when he has time to think individually before responding to a group. A notes handout helps him process key ideas before feeling pressured to apply them. IE: Several students enjoy speaking in large groups. Asking for examples and group participation appeals to the sense of camaraderie in the class).
It is trans missive, casts the student in a passive role, and can often be dull. On the other hand, it is relatively cheap and easy to provide, if well done it can be motivating, it gives the teacher an opportunity to establish his or her presence and personality, and it can summarize and articulate the key facts, principles and learning objectives. Good exposition requires ability at public performance combined with good subject knowledge, good preparation and often good supporting props. Exposition is easy to do badly: hard to do well. It is not essential that exposition is managed solely by the classroom teacher: online video delivered by e.g. the Khan Academy may provide a useful supplement to classroom exposition, especially as online video can be accessed anytime, anywhere and is likely to be of much higher quality than classroom exposition. That at least is the vision of the flipped
Training encompasses the process of improving personnel competencies, knowledge and potentialities, in regards to the specific tasks that will be assigned to them. This is a process that should be perpetual and is essential for the organization, in order to achieve excellent execution of jobs given to the employees (Ingram, 2008, p.162). Another importance is that it gives sales personnel managers an easier time in dealing with properly trained sales personnel. There are different basis on which training is carried out. Training is carried out upon induction of new sales people to the company. It is also important to train current sales personnel to brush up their knowle...