Effectiveness of Occupational Training Through Videoconferencing: Comparison with Classroom Training and Individual Differences

• Autores: Mar Iglesias Criado, Jesús Fernando Salgado Velo
• Localización: Revista de psicología del trabajo y de las organizaciones = Journal of work and organizational psychology, ISSN 1576-5962, Vol. 28, Nº 3, 2012, págs. 183-188
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5093/tr2012a15
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Efectividad de la Formación Ocupacional Mediante Videoconferencia: Comparación con la Formación en el Aula y Diferencias Individuales
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  • español

    Este artículo incluye una investigación en la que se compara la eficacia de la formación en el aula y de la formación mediante videoconferencia. La muestra fueron 561 adultos que participaron en cursos formativos para emprendedores en ambas modalidades formativas. Los resultados se analizaron de acuerdo a la efectividad según el primer nivel del modelo de Kirkpatrick. Los resultados indican que ambas modalidades formativas fueron muy bien evaluadas por los participantes, pero existen diferencias en la valoración del monitor, que resultó ligeramente más favorable en el caso de la formación en el aula. Finalmente se discuten los resultados y sus implicaciones para la formación y se sugieren nuevas investigaciones y posibles moderadores de la eficacia.

  • English

    This article reports on a research in which a comparison is made between the effectiveness of classroom training and training through videoconference. The sample consisted of 561 adults that participated in training courses for entrepreneurs in both training modalities. The results were analyzed according to the first-level of effectiveness in Kirkpatrick's model of evaluation of training effectiveness. The results show that both training modalities were very well appraised by the participants, but there are differences in the instructor appraisal, who resulted slightly better assessed in the case of classroom training. Finally, the implications of the results are discussed and new research and potential moderators of effectiveness are suggested.

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