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TRANSFER TRAINING METHOD: ITS INFLUENCE ON SKILL GENERALIZATION, SKILL REPETITION, AND PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Author(s) -
GIST MARILYN E.,
BAVETTA ANNA G.,
STEVENS CYNTHIA KAY
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1990.tb02394.x
Subject(s) - generalization , psychology , transfer of training , task (project management) , context (archaeology) , repetition (rhetorical device) , goal setting , transfer of learning , cognitive psychology , task analysis , applied psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , management , mathematical analysis , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics , economics , biology
This study contrasted goal setting and self‐management training designs for their effectiveness in facilitating transfer of training to a novel task. Behavioral measures of performance were used to assess transfer in terms of skill generalization, skill repetition and overall performance level. Skill generalization was more limited among the goal‐setting trainees as compared to the self‐management trainees. While goal‐setting trainees generalized fewer skills to the novel task context, these skills tended to be used more repeatedly. In contrast, self‐management trainees exhibited higher rates of skill generalization and higher overall performance levels on the transfer task, even after the effects of outcome goal level were controlled. Implications are discussed for future research on training transfer.