Aspects of Human Cognition That Might Affect Perception
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How some aspects of human cognition might affect a person’s perception of a trainer as effective or ineffective.
There are many opinions of what makes a good trainer and what makes an ineffective trainer. In today’s work environment, the supervisor is also playing the role of trainer. Supervisors are becoming increasingly responsible for the development of their employees and prospective employees are looking at that when researching companies to work for. What kind of training a company provides is becoming the number one concern in the job search process.
Some characteristics of good trainer’s would be that they are well organized and well prepared individuals. Another characteristic would be the trainer is using the whole-part-whole training model, where the trainer first gives overview of the program and then delves deeper into the parts. Trainer’s engage the trainees in discussions and relate the topic of discussion to the trainee’s life experiences. As most trainees are adults, adults learn best when the training relates to their life experiences. Trainers’s themselves are self-directed learners and tend to encourage trainees to become self-directed in the learning. They actively engage in learning about learning, gaining different view of training, and design ways to test them.
Trainer’s should take these characteristics to heart, as this view of training is more likely to lead to learning and improved organizational performance.
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