Training Human Resources Flashcards
Training
Process whereby people acquire capabilities to perform jobs.
Knowledge management
The way an organization identifies and leverages knowledge to be competitive.
Orientation
Planned introduction of new employees to their jobs, coworkers, and the organization.
Self-efficacy
People’s belief that they can successfully learn the training program content.
Adult learning
Ways in which adults learn differently than younger people.
Active practice
Performance of job-related tasks and duties by trainees during training.
Spaced pratice
Practice performed in several sessions spaced over a period of hours or days.
Massed practice
Practice performed all at once.
Behavioral modeling
Copying someone else’s behavior
Reinforcement
Based on the idea that people tend to repeat responses that give them some type of positive reward and to avoid actions associated with negative consequences.
Immediate confirmation
Based on the idea that people learn best if reinforcement and feedback are given as soon as possible after training.
Informal training
Training that occurs through interactions and feedback among employees.
On-the-job training
The most common training because it is flexible and relevant.
Cross training
Training people to do more than one job.
Simulations
Reproduce parts of the real world so they can be experienced, manipulated, and learning can occur.
