Investigating the impact of training on transfer: A meta-analytic approach

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 2138-2142

  Wickens, Chris ^a   Hutchins, Shaun ^a   Carolan, Tom ^a   Cumming, John ^b  

^a ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE TRAINING; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; COGNITIVE SKILL; COMPLEX COGNITIVE SKILLS; COMPLEX COGNITIVE TASKS; ERROR PREVENTION; EXPLORATORY LEARNING; LEARNER CONTROL; META-ANALYSIS; OVERALL COSTS; TASK DOMAIN; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME-SHARING; TRAINING METHODS; TRAINING STRATEGY;

LEARNING SYSTEMS; SCAFFOLDS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 81855183873     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/1071181311551446     Document Type: Conference Paper

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