Prompting Trainees to Self-Regulate During Online Training
We used a within-subjects design and multilevel modeling in two studies to examine the effect of prompting self-regulation, an intervention designed to improve learning from technology-delivered instruction. In Study 1, performance improved across time for trainees who were continuously prompted to self-regulate, relative to control group members, on measures of basic and strategic performance. Trainees’ cognitive ability and self-efficacy moderated the effect of the prompts. Prompts were more likely to result in learning gains over time for trainees with higher ability or higher self-efficacy. Study 2 demonstrated that the results generalize to adults participating in online, work-related training. Trainees who were continuously prompted to self-regulate gradually improved their declarative and procedural knowledge, relative to the control condition. Overall, the two studies demonstrate that prompting self-regulation had a gradual, positive effect on learning, and the strength of the effect increased as trainees progressed through training. These results are consistent with theory suggesting self-regulation is a cyclical process that has a gradual effect on learning and highlight the importance of using a within-subjects design in self-regulation research.
Paper currently under review at Journal of Applied Psychology.
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Presentations:
Sitzmann, T. (2007, October). Improving learning from Web-based training courses: Research evidence. Keynote address at E-Learn Conference, Quebec City, Canada.
Sitzmann, T. (2007, September). Designing and evaluating Web-based instruction:
Research evidence. Presented at The Best Practices in Blended Learning Conference hosted by MoreSteam.com and Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Sitzmann, T. (2007, August). Web-based training outcomes: Metrics and evaluation. Presented at Implementation Fest hosted by the Joint Advanced Distributed Learning Co-Laboratory, Orlando, FL.
Sitzmann, T. (2007, April). Prompting self-regulation to improve learning outcomes in Web-based training. In T. Sitzmann & K. Ely (Chairs) and R. Noe & A. Towler (Discussants), "Measuring and Molding the Minds of Learners: A Training Research Perspective" at the Twenty-Second Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York, NY.
Sitzmann, T. (2006, August). Prompting self-regulation to improve learning outcomes in learner-controlled online training. In B. S. Bell (Chair) and E. Salas (Discussant), "Toward the successful integration of training and technology in the workplace" at the Sixty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA.
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