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Effective Training
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

A Model for Research on T raining E ffectiveness

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October 1999

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 99-142

What Makes Training Effective

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CONTENTS
1. Occupational Safety and Health Training 2. What Makes Training Effective?
.................. 1 1 2 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 12 14 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Training Perspectives in the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........................

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approaches to Effectiveness Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The TIER Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Study Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independent Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dependent Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modifying Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intervening Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Confounding Variables . . . . . . . . .



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