08 Training Design and Evaluation Flashcards
Refers to the process of providing new employees with basic background info about the org, along with its culture and values
employee orientation
Employee orientation is also known as (blank)
onboarding
2 officers usually involved in employee orientation
HR officer and supervisor
2 main roles of the HR officer in onboarding
- explain basic rules and regulations
2. introduce the new employee to his/her supervisor
4 main roles of the supervisor in onboarding
- explain the organization of the department
- introduce the new employee to his/her colleagues
- familiarize the new employee with the workplace
- help reduce first-day jitters
2 main content of a typical onboarding program
company-level and department-level information
Refers to training designed to change employee attitudes about diversity or develop skills needed to work with a diverse workforce
diversity training
Refers to increasing awareness of cultural and ethnic differences, and with personal and physical characteristics
attitude change
Refers to teaching skills for constructively handling communication barriers, conflicts, and misunderstandings
behavior change
Refers to an organization’s planned efforts to help employees acquire job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors, with the goal of applying these on the job
training
What is the goal of employee training?
increase profit
True or False – Training has the most significant effect on performance
false, goal-setting has a more significant effect than training
Training is the (blank) of skills, rules, concepts, or attitudes that result in improve performance
systematic acquisition
A critical component in ensuring the success of a training program is the support of (blank)
upper management
5 steps for an effective organizational training program
- conduct training needs analysis
- set objectives
- design training
- deliver training
- evaluate training
Refers to a computer application that automates the administration, development, and delivery of training programs
learning management system
Refers to evaluating the org, individual employees, and employees’ task to determine what kind of training is needed
needs assessment
True or False – Conducting a needs assessment always requires the administration of training
false, training is only given as necessary
3 types of needs assessment
- organizational analysis
- task analysis
- performance analysis
[Needs Assessment]
Aims to determine organizational factors that either facilitate or inhibit training effectiveness
organizational analysis
[Needs Assessment]
3 main focus of organizational analysis
- goals the org wants to achieve
- the extent to which the training will help achieve those goals
- the org’s ability to conduct training
[Needs Assessment]
This is usually done for newly created positions and jobs
task analysis
[Needs Assessment]
3 main purposes of task analysis
- identify the tasks to be performed
- the conditions under which these tasks are performed
- competencies needed to perform the tasks under the identified conditions
[Needs Assessment]
4 common methods of conducting task analysis
- interviews
- surveys
- observations
- inventories
[Needs Assessment]
This is usually done for existing positions and jobs
performance analysis
[Needs Assessment]
2 main purposes of performance analysis
- verify performance deficiency
2. determine whether the deficiencies should be corrected through training or other means
[Needs Assessment]
5 common methods of conducting performance analysis
- performance appraisal
- surveys
- interviews
- skill and knowledge tests
- critical incidents
[Needs Assessment]
What do low scores in performance appraisal indicate?
additional training for identified dimensions may be needed
[Needs Assessment]
How do surveys help in performance analysis?
employees can share which knowledge or skills they think should be included in the training
[Needs Assessment]
This method of performance analysis yields more in-depth answers about training needs
interviews
This method of performance analysis will show dimensions with many examples of poor performance
critical incidents
4 steps in designing training programs
- set performance objectives
- create a detailed training outline
- choose a program delivery method
- verify the overall program design with upper management
Refers to the overall goal of the training program with a general and broad statement of intent
training aim
How are objectives different from training aim?
objectives are for a particular learning session
Vision is to (blank) while mission is to (blank)
vision is to training aim while mission is to objectives
Determining the learning objectives must account for (blank) and (blank) constraints
financial and time constraints
Learning objectives are stated in the POV of the (blank)
learner/trainee
3 main components of a learning objective
- performance
- condition
- standard
Performance describeses (blank) that participants will be able to do after the training
observable behaviors
Refers to the circumstances under which the participant will perform the activity
condition
Refers to the specific level or degree of proficiency necessary to perform the task or job
standard
True or False – Standard also describes the equipment, supplies, job aids, and any given information to direct action
false, these refer to condition
Standards may involve the following (4):
- speed
- accuracy
- productivity level
- degree of excellence
Refers to the expectation that employees apply knowledge and skills learned on the job
transfer of training