EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING: CTRAIN

产品说明： 美国公司每年花费550亿至600亿美元， 为约6000万名员工提供10亿小时的培训。超过100个OSHA 工作场所标准已经确定，需要培训，以尽量减少 疾病或受伤的风险。然而，健康和安全专家很少 工具，以低廉的成本提供有效和定制的培训， 完成时的能力，并可以随时修改。我们已经开发了，作为一个 cTRAIN是一个基于计算机的培训计划， 基于成熟的行为训练原则。cTRAIN由以下两部分组成： 一个基于计算机的培训计划，以教授信息和“屏幕构建器” 用于输入内容以创建新程序的开发环境。它 具有直观的导航和操作，自动（计算机生成） 英语或西班牙语口语作为所有文本的持续可用开/关选项 （以适当的语言输入）加上录音选项（允许 其他语言）、自定进度、对测验项目的即时反馈和后测 一份简单的业绩报告。补充培训计划的是 耐用的“9 BUTTON”响应输入单元，不会让受教育程度低的人感到厌烦 (as做电脑键盘），以及一个键盘选项。一个系统 评价cTRAIN作为一种干预技术的有效性（诺拉 优先）将评估，在多数和少数民族（拉丁美洲）工人，基本 培训计划中的培训原则（例如，具体与 通用反馈、计算机生成的与记录的自然语音）。重合 通过这些实验，新的cTRAIN程序（危险通信、锐器 处置、实验室安全、眼睛和拖拉机安全）将按内容开发 专家和审查的教育效果（一致性， 建立的行为训练原则）和适当的内容。新 然后，将向志愿者白人和拉丁裔员工提供项目， 教育、建筑、医院和托儿所（农业）（诺拉优先事项： 特殊人群）。培训后学到的知识（能力）和3 几个月后，将与后测试（以评估保留）进行评估， 与测试前相比（相同测试）。培训的有效性将 也可以通过测量训练后的行为变化来评估， 训练前测量相同的行为。此外，反馈将 从内容专家那里得到的信息，以评估采用 基于计算机的培训计划和“屏幕构建器”环境。

DESCRIPTION: US corporations spend between $55 and $60 billion per year to provide almost 2 billion hours of training to an estimated 60 million employees. Over 100 OSHA workplace standards have been identified that require training to minimize the risk of disease or injury. However, health and safety specialists have few tools to inexpensively produce effective and customized training that ensures competency at completion, and can be readily revised. We have developed, as a tool to fill this gap, cTRAIN, a computer-based training program that is founded on proven behavioral training principles. cTRAIN consists of both the computer-based training program to teach the information and a "screenbuilder" development environment for entering content to create new programs. It features intuitive navigation and operation, automatic (computer-generated) spoken English or Spanish as continuously available on/off options for all text (entered in the appropriate language) plus a voice recording option (allowing other languages), self-pacing, immediate feedback on quiz items and a post-test with a simple report on performance. Complementing the training program is a durable "9BUTTON" response input unit that does not put off the poorly educated (as do computer keyboards), as well as a keyboard option. A systematic evaluation of cTRAIN's effectiveness as an intervention technique (NORA priority) will assess, in majority and minority (Latino) workers, the basic training principles which are built into the training program (eg, specific vs. generic feedback, computer-generated vs. recorded natural speech). Coincident with these experiments, new cTRAIN programs (hazard communication, sharps disposal, lab safety, eye and tractor safety) will be developed by content experts and reviewed for both educational effectiveness (consistency with established behavioral training principles) and appropriate content. The new programs will then be presented to volunteer Caucasian and Latino employees in education, construction, hospitals, and nurseries (agriculture) (NORA priority: special populations). Learned knowledge (competency) after training and 3 months later will be assessed with the post-test (to assess retention) as compared to the pre-test (same test). The effectiveness of the training will also be evaluated by measuring behavioral change after training as compared to the same behaviors measured prior to training. In addition, feedback will be elicited from content experts to evaluate the potential for adoption of the computer-based training program and the "screenbuilder" environment.