Evaluation in practice: Identifying factors for improving transfer of training in technical domains

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 269-290

  Barnard, Yvonne F ^a,b   Veldhuis, Gerard J ^a   Van Rooij, John C G M ^a,c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b European Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Engineering (EURISCO)   (France)

^c Staff Educ/Train Command R N A   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0035636365     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-491X(01)00030-X     Document Type: Article

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