cognitive methods for training and performance improvement /
First Statement of Responsibility
Ruth Colvin Clark
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
3rd ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
San Francisco :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Pfeiffer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvi, 495 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Pfeiffer essential resources for training and HR professionals
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
"An essential knowledge resource"--P. [4] of cover
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-429) and indexes
CONTENTS NOTE
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Expertise in the global economy -- Four ingredients of instruction -- No yellow brick road -- The psychology of building expertise -- How working memory works -- Managing cognitive load -- Managing attention -- Leveraging prior knowledge -- Helping learners build mental models: implicit methods -- Helping learners build mental models: explicit methods -- Learning vs. performance: the psychology of transfer -- Teaching for transfer -- Problem-centered instruction -- Metacognition, self-regulation, and adaptive expertise -- Motivation and expertise -- Motivating your learners -- Practical applications in building expertise