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training
the formal procedures that a company uses to facilitate learning so that the resultant behavior contributes to the attainment of the company's goals and objectives TERM 2
human capital
DEFINITION 2 the education, training, and experiences of individual employees that provide value to organizations TERM 3
continuous learning
DEFINITION 3 directed and long term effort to learn; stems from an intense desire to acquire knowledge and improve results and from participation in activities that facilitate learning TERM 4
instructional design
DEFINITION 4 a set of events that facilitate training through their impact on trainees TERM 5
learning
DEFINITION 5 the relatively permanent change in behavior that results from experience or practice
distributed practice
training in which the practice is divided into segments, usually with rest periods in between TERM 7
massed practice
DEFINITION 7 training in which all the practice takes place at one time, with no breaks TERM 8
overlearning
DEFINITION 8 the process of giving trainees continued practice even after it appears they have mastered the behavior; results in high levels of learning TERM 9
readiness
DEFINITION 9 possessing the background characteristics and necessary level of interest that makes learning possible TERM 10
transfer of training
DEFINITION 10 the extent to which the material, skills, or procedures learned in training are taken back to the job and used by the employee in some regular fashion
learning criteria
criteria that reflect how much of the material in training is actually learned; internal criteria TERM 17
behavioral criteria
DEFINITION 17 criteria that refer to changes that take place back on the job; external criteria TERM 18
results criteria
DEFINITION 18 the ultimate value of the training program to the company; external criteria
