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13 - Training Professional Preferences
December 31, 1999
Over 1,200 training professionals indicated their own preferences for learning in a recent MASIE Center TechLearn Trends Survey.
When asked how they would choose to learn to use a new piece of software, here is what they choose:
26% .Attend an 8 Hour Instructor led class
25% .Take a structured on-line or CBT course
30% .Figure it out yourself
12% .Ask a peer to coach you
7% .Read a book about the topic
There was a 10% difference in how women and men reacted to this question. 21% of men selected the class while 30% of women chose to go to class. 35% of men would figure it out themselves, while 26% chose this method.
When asked how they would learn a business skill such as Effective Management, their choices were:
59% .Attend an 8 Hour Instructor led class
10% .Take a structured on-line or CBT course
2% .Figure it out yourself
9% .Ask a peer to coach you
20% .Read a book about the topic
There were no significant differences between men and women on this question.
When asked how they would like their teenager to learn Defensive Driving Theory, here are their choices:
59% .Attend an 8 Hour Instructor led class
28% .Take a structured on-line or CBT course
.5% .Figure it out yourself
5.5% .Ask a peer to coach you
8% .Read a book about the topic
Once again, no significant differences between men and women on this question.
Complete results are available at http://www.masie.com/survey/results.htm
The survey is still on-line and accepting results: http://www.masie.com/survey
Analysis and discussion to follow. If you would like to join a discussion about these results, please go to: http://www.masie.com/chat We plan on extending this survey to over 12,000 additional responses, including non-trainers.
When asked how they would choose to learn to use a new piece of software, here is what they choose:
26% .Attend an 8 Hour Instructor led class
25% .Take a structured on-line or CBT course
30% .Figure it out yourself
12% .Ask a peer to coach you
7% .Read a book about the topic
There was a 10% difference in how women and men reacted to this question. 21% of men selected the class while 30% of women chose to go to class. 35% of men would figure it out themselves, while 26% chose this method.
When asked how they would learn a business skill such as Effective Management, their choices were:
59% .Attend an 8 Hour Instructor led class
10% .Take a structured on-line or CBT course
2% .Figure it out yourself
9% .Ask a peer to coach you
20% .Read a book about the topic
There were no significant differences between men and women on this question.
When asked how they would like their teenager to learn Defensive Driving Theory, here are their choices:
59% .Attend an 8 Hour Instructor led class
28% .Take a structured on-line or CBT course
.5% .Figure it out yourself
5.5% .Ask a peer to coach you
8% .Read a book about the topic
Once again, no significant differences between men and women on this question.
Complete results are available at http://www.masie.com/survey/results.htm
The survey is still on-line and accepting results: http://www.masie.com/survey
Analysis and discussion to follow. If you would like to join a discussion about these results, please go to: http://www.masie.com/chat We plan on extending this survey to over 12,000 additional responses, including non-trainers.
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