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The Impact Of Trainee Characteristics On Transfer Of Training Over Time, Kristina N. Bauer
The Impact Of Trainee Characteristics On Transfer Of Training Over Time, Kristina N. Bauer
Psychology Theses & Dissertations
Given that organizations invest a considerable amount of time and money into the training and development function, it is imperative that trainees transfer the learned material back to the job and continue to use the knowledge/skills. Yet, most studies have not assessed the transfer process over time (i.e., maintenance). Based on the lack of empirical investigation of maintenance, the current study had two goals: (1) to identify which factors are most important for skill maintenance (2) to identify when factors are most important to skill maintenance. To these ends, a model was developed and tested that examines the trainee characteristics …
Late Registration And Student Success In On-Campus And Online Classes, Patrick Tompkins
Late Registration And Student Success In On-Campus And Online Classes, Patrick Tompkins
Educational Foundations & Leadership Theses & Dissertations
The study examined the effect of late registration into on-campus and online classes upon student performance when accounting for completion of a college success skills course and the demographic factors of sex, race/ethnicity, age, and full-time/part-time enrollment status. The data source was 2010-2013 ex post facto data from 23 colleges in a large community college system in the southeastern United States. The statistical method of binary logistic regression was applied to the data. The regression models failed to yield strong predictions of the association between registration timing and student success. Coupled with previous studies, this study demonstrated that the presumed …