Select Training Methods

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4.0 DEVELOPMENT

This section describes the processes used to develop training programs that are based upon

job-related performance-based information (i.e., training needs, task lists, tasks selected for

training) collected during the analysis phase and the work accomplished (learning objectives,

tests, Training Development and Administration Guide) during the design phase. The

development process includes the following.

Training methods selected should be based on the objectives and settings for the

course. Training methods are techniques of communicating instructional material to

trainees. They include lecture, demonstration/practice, discussion/facilitation, oral

questioning, role playing, walk-through, and self-pacing. Characteristics of each of

these methods are found in "Training Methods" (Attachment 19).

Although discussion and oral questioning have general application in all training

settings, other methods are more effective in certain training settings. For example:

Lecture generally is considered more appropriate for the classroom;

Demonstration and practice applies primarily to on-the-job training (OJT)

and laboratory and simulator training, although it can also be used in the

classroom;

Role playing is particularly effective during simulator drills and exercises that

involve team training;

Walk-throughs serve to enhance training that is conducted in training settings

where the job environment is simulated; and

Self-pacing is a method generally reserved for self-study.

Lesson plans are detailed expansions of the curriculum outline that ensure consistency

in the delivery of training from instructor to instructor and from student to student.

They are used by the instructor as the primary training tool to guide the learning

process and utilization of training materials. Lesson plans identify the learning

objectives, content, learning activities, training equipment, and training materials

needed for training and provide guidance for their use. In addition, properly

developed lesson plans perform the following functions:

Provide a degree of standardization of instruction;