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Image Retrieved from Wikipedia. Due to an increased need for training to ensure the quickest production of items, a systemic training program was utilized incorporating on the job training (Estep, 2008)
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The American Society of Training Directors (ASTD) was created to raise the standards of the industrial training profession (Association for Talent Development,n.d.)
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Bloom's Taxonomy is introduced focusing on the three domains of learning; namely, cognitive psycho motor, and affective learning and is still used today to outline learning objectives (Coffey, n.d.) -
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Jean Piaget's discussion of assimilation and how learners process information cognitively impacts how instructors teach content (Mcleod, 2015) -
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With books released in the 1950s, BF Skinner outlines operant conditioning which has a significant impact methods of instruction. -
Individualized instruction is introduced where systematic program materials are used to instruct learners focusing on small steps (Estep, 2008).
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Teaching machines are introduced focusing on individualized instruction (Estep, 2008) -
Human Performance Technology (HPT) is introduced focusing on training to reduce the performance gap in learners (Human Performance Technology Manual, N.d.)
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The concept of socialtechnical systems is introduced focusing on trainers addressing both the social and technical aspects of learning and how they relate to one another (Estep, 2008)
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Malcolm Knowles espouses the theory of andragogy which addresses how adults learn impacting how instructors approach teaching adults (Estep, 2008)
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The principles of instructional design impacts how instructors teach based on the process of constructing new knowledge (Estep, 2008).
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Image retrieved from Wikimedia Commons Computers start to be used as instruction mechanisms, but because computers lacked the interactive component, some learners lose interest in the learning process (Estep, 2008).
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Blended learning where a learner receives in class instruction along with computer based instruction becomes a more prevalent mechanism of learning (Estep, 2008) -
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Learners can learn on the go using I Phones, mobile devices and web enabled devices that facilitate interactive collaboration and learning talored specifically to the individual learner (Estep, 2008)
