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Dual dimensionality of training transfer
Author(s) -
Laker Dennis R.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.3920010303
Subject(s) - generalizability theory , transfer of training , curse of dimensionality , dual (grammatical number) , dimension (graph theory) , transfer of learning , knowledge transfer , computer science , transfer (computing) , training (meteorology) , artificial intelligence , psychology , knowledge management , mathematics , art , developmental psychology , physics , literature , parallel computing , meteorology , pure mathematics
Recent literature has described a problem in training transfer as trainees fail to take back and apply to the workplace the skills, abilities, and knowledge they acquired during training. This article discusses transfer problems and identifies the two dimensions of time and generalizability, which are important for assessing transfer problems. Training transfer is multidimensional: the temporal dimension includes transfer initiation and transfer maintenance, and the dimension of generalizability includes near and far transfer. The dual‐dimensional model described in this article seems to provide one useful way to examine training transfer. However, empirical research to verify the dual dimensionality of transfer is necessary.