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Rules of engagement: the joint influence of trainer expressiveness and trainee experiential learning style on engagement and training transfer
Author(s) -
Rangel Bertha,
Chung Wonjoon,
Harris T. Brad,
Carpenter Nichelle C.,
Chiaburu Dan S.,
Moore Jenna L.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of training and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.558
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1468-2419
pISSN - 1360-3736
DOI - 10.1111/ijtd.12045
Subject(s) - experiential learning , trainer , psychology , transfer of training , transfer of learning , style (visual arts) , learning styles , intuition , social psychology , mathematics education , cognitive psychology , computer science , developmental psychology , cognitive science , archaeology , history , programming language
We investigated the joint effect of trainer expressiveness and trainee experiential learning style on training transfer intentions. Extending prior research where trainer expressiveness has been established as a positive predictor of transfer, we show that trainer expressiveness is more impactful for trainees with high (vs. low) experiential learning styles. Based on our findings, trainees' experiential styles – also related to one's intuition – emerge as important enhancers of transfer intentions, and should be considered in future research and when assigning trainees to learning. In addition, we found that the effect of trainer expressiveness on transfer intentions is mediated by trainee engagement.