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“You expect me to remember what?”: Knowledge Retention in Computer-based Training with Adult Learners
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, University of Wollongong, Australia ; , , University of Calgary, Canada

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in Vancouver, Canada ISBN 978-1-880094-57-0 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA

Abstract

The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of training and the effectiveness of different types of knowledge retention activities delivered by computer-based training programs. This study focused on a computer-based learning system called the Profound Learning Delivery System (PLS). This study used a pretest-posttest experimental design to compare adult learners' knowledge of Microsoft Outlook ("Outlook," 1997) before and after a computer-based training session. Participants were trained using two different computer-based instructional programs. This comparison involved three different formats for post-instruction retention activities that were; no review activities, user generated review activities, and program generated retention activities. Results indicate that despite random assignment, there was a significant difference between the groups 60 days after training. This result showed that PLS has potential worth exploring.

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Reid, D., Jacobsen, D.M. & Katz, L. (2005). “You expect me to remember what?”: Knowledge Retention in Computer-based Training with Adult Learners. In G. Richards (Ed.), Proceedings of E-Learn 2005--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 1063-1069). Vancouver, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 27, 2024 from .

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