Self-Directed Learning: A Practical Guide to Design, Development, and Implementation (Jossey-Bass Management) - Hardcover

Piskurich, George M.

 
9781555425326: Self-Directed Learning: A Practical Guide to Design, Development, and Implementation (Jossey-Bass Management)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1555425321 ISBN 13: 9781555425326
Publisher: Pfeiffer, 1993

Synopsis

You can develop your own training materials with the aid of this detailed, but easy-to-use guide. You'll learn how to develop self-directed learning (SDL) packages that are applicable in any situation, from basic industrial and technical skills training to academic classroom training.

This practical guide shows you how to:


* Match training needs with organizational needs
* Determine tasks that must be learned to meet those needs
* Develop objectives and design materials that are in line with those needs


Plus, you'll get practical learning aids and simulations that illustrate how to make theory a reality.

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About the Author

GEORGE M. PISKURICH is a training and development specialist. His self-directed learning system won the 1992 American Society for Training and Development's award for best use of instructional technology.

From the Back Cover

Provides a cost-effective and time-saving alternative to traditional instructional designs. Offers practical guidance on each step of the process, including analyzing trainees' needs and abilities, designing SDL materials, choosing the right implementation strategy, and constructing the most useful evaluation tools. Shows how to identify training needs that match organizational needs, determine the specific tasks that must be learned to meet those needs, and then develop objectives and SDL materials based on those tasks. Provides practical learning aids, including checklists at the And of each chapter, and includes simulations that illustrate step-by-step how theory becomes reality.

From the Inside Flap

Provides a cost-effective and time-saving alternative to traditional instructional designs. Offers practical guidance on each step of the process, including analyzing trainees' needs and abilities, designing SDL materials, choosing the right implementation strategy, and constructing the most useful evaluation tools. Shows how to identify training needs that match organizational needs, determine the specific tasks that must be learned to meet those needs, and then develop objectives and SDL materials based on those tasks. Provides practical learning aids, including checklists at the And of each chapter, and includes simulations that illustrate step-by-step how theory becomes reality.

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Publisher
Pfeiffer
Publication date
1993
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1555425321
ISBN 13 
9781555425326
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
379