Handbook of Improving Performance in the Workplace, Instructional Design and Training Delivery

There is a need for a standard reference for instructional design professionals. Sponsored by ISPI, Volume One of the Handbook of Training and Improving Performance presents multi–disciplinary knowledge, standard principles, and evidence–based best practices for designing instruction delivering training. It offers a comprehensive review of topics including: Performance Analysis and Needs Assessment; Establishing Performance Objectives and Performance Measurements; Designing Instruction for Results; Developing Instruction for Results; Implementation, Delivery, and Facilitation of Instructional Design; Evaluating Instructional Design; Managing the Instructional Design Process; Instructional Design Competencies; and includes international case studies.
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With t he contributions from leading national and international scholars and practitioners, this volume pres a "state–of–the–art" look at ID, addressing the major changes that have occurred in nearly every aspect of ID in the past decade and pres both theory and "how–to" information for ID and performance improvement practitioners practitioners who must stay current in their field.

This volume goes beyond other ID references in its approach: it is useful to students and practitioners at all levels; it is grounded in the most current research and theory; and it pres up–to–the–minute coverage of topics not found in any other ID book. It addresses timely topics such as cognitive task analysis, instructional strategies based on cognitive research, data collection methods, games, higher–order problem–solving and expertise, psychomotor learning, project management, partnering with clients, and managing a training function. It also pres a new way of looking at what ID is, and the most comprehensive history of ID ever published.

Sponsored by International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), the Handbook of Improving Performance in the Workplace, three–volume reference, covers three core areas of interest including Instructional Design and Training Delivery, Selecting and Implementing Performance Interventions, and Measurement and Evaluation.