STUDY OF TRAINING EQUIPMENT AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES.
Abstract
The aim of this project was to determine whether training effectiveness could be increased by employing training methods which differed as a function of trainee characteristics. A study was designed involving a control and two experimental training methods and 16 measures of trainee aptitudes and interests. The experimental training methods were designed to reflect Gagne's (1965) Type 3 (chaining) and Type 7 (Principle Learning) theoretical constructs. Large achievement differences resulted from the three training methods. No interactions between training methods and learner characteristics were found, however, either with single aptitude measures, with combined measures, or by means of covariance analysis. It was concluded that these negative findings resulted from the existence of interactions between subject matter content and training methods. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 16, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0650850
Entities
People
- G. Kasten Tallmadge
- James W. Shearer
Organizations
- American Institutes for Research