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Activity

Benefit

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Case Studies 

Trainees are given the opportunity to see where mistakes have been made, and analyze and explain what course of action they would take; makes training material seem more real and relevant

q

Role-Playing

Promotes self awareness, and an understanding of other individual’s feelings and attitudes; facilitates practice of new skills in a non threatening environment

O

Small Group Discussion 

Trainees acquire experiences through reacting to others ideas and presenting their own; trainees benefit from vicarious learning and peer teaching; helps develop communication skills informally

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Multimedia Behavioral Modeling 

Allows for controlled vicarious learning through the presentation of successful, and unsuccessful models, as well as presenting the consequences of their actions

N

Self Assessment

Self Assessment tools promote individual understanding by examining a person's own beliefs, feelings, and or personality characteristics.  The trainee is able to understand not only themselves, but also gains insight into individual differences in general.  These self assessments can also assess knowledge, perceptions attitudes, or trainee readiness.

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Behavioral Checklist 

Checklists can be used to determine whether sequential steps in a complex, interactive procedure are successfully performed.  These checklists can then be provided to employees in the workplace as memory cues.

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Practice Exercise

Trainees gain practical experience in the classroom that is easily transferred to the job.  This activity is beneficial in facilitating knowledge compilation, which will lead to proceduralized knowledge.  This is the transition of knowing "what to do" into "how to do it".