Still learning : introducing the learning transfer model, a formal model of transfer
Although training has been a key topic of study in organizational psychology for over a century, a century which has seen great progress in our understanding of what a quality training program entails, a substantial gap persists between what is trained and what is transferred to the job. Reduction of the training-transfer gap has driven research on transfer-focused interventions which have proven effective. However, although we know a lot regarding how individuals learn new material, and correlates of whether they transfer that material back to their work environment, we know very little about how individuals go about choosing whether to apply their new knowledge to, typically, previously-encountered situations in their work environment and how those decisions unfold over time. Improving our knowledge regarding how individuals transfer learned material will lead to new insights on how to support the transfer of organizationally directed training, or any learning event, back to the work environment. Thus, the present paper introduces a formal model of the transfer process, the Learning Transfer Model (LTM), which proposes a process for how transfer unfolds over time and gives rise to many of the findings we have accumulated in the transfer literature. This is accomplished by reconceptualizing transfer as its own learning process which is affected by the dual nature of human cognitive systems, the learner's social group, and their self-regulatory processes. The LTM was then instantiated in a series of computational models for virtual experimentation. Findings and implications for research and practice are discussed throughout.
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Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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- Material Type
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Theses
- Authors
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Olenick, Jeffrey David
- Thesis Advisors
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Kozlowski, Steve W.J
- Committee Members
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Ford, J. Kevin
DeShon, Richard
Neal, Zachary
- Date Published
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2020
- Subjects
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Transfer of training--Computer simulation
Employees
Computer simulation
Educational psychology
- Program of Study
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Psychology - Doctor of Philosophy
- Degree Level
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Doctoral
- Language
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English
- Pages
- xvi, 344 pages
- ISBN
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9798643181422
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- https://doi.org/doi:10.25335/xrw1-rv66