Review of Related Literature

Piskurich, G.M. and Beckschi, Peter (1999), in their book, ‘the ASTD Handbook of Training Design and Delivery’ helps trainers design classroom, self-study, or technology – based training programmes. Delivering the latest information on how adults learn best and human performance technology, it shows trainers how to prepare lesson plans, create visual aids, and deliver highly memorable presentations.

Carter and Shani, D. (2000), in their article, ‘Toward a Unified Theory of the Relationship between Training Methods and Factors of Cognitive Ability’ proposes a theory that trainees have varying ability levels across different factors of cognitive ability, and that these abilities are used in varying levels by different training methods. The paper reviews characteristics of training methods and matches these characteristics to different factors of cognitive ability. The paper proposes that if organizations assign trainees to methods of training based on trainees' cognitive ability profiles, then learning will be maximized.

Harper, E. & Bell, C. (1982). in their article, ‘Developing Training Materials: An Evaluation-Production Model’ presented their Evaluation-Production Model with three phases: (a) needs analysis - preparatory evaluation; (b) quality control function on first draft - formative; (c) summative evaluation - the real life evaluation.