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Farrington, J., & Clark, R. E. (2000). Snake oil, science, and performance products. farrington_clark_snake. Performance Improvement, 39(10), 5-10.

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Dale Brethower – Sense and Nonsense in HPT – Sense and NonSense in HPT – Dale Brethower

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Harold Stolovitch – http://www.hsa-lps.com/Performance_SF_2001.htm – on the following topics:

• Feedback leads to improved performance.
• Immediate feedback is more effective in improving performance than delayed feedback.
• Job satisfaction generally leads to improved performance. 
• Successful performance during training usually results in improved post-training performance.
• If you want to learn how to do something, go to the expert.
• Physical capital generates a significantly higher return-on-investment (ROI) than human capital.
• Technology advances since 1970 have consistently accelerated an overall increase in work productivity.
• Common sense is a friendly ally of science.

Harold writes: Most research methodology books warn research students that “common sense” presents one of the greatest dangers to scientific truth and is frequently an enemy of science.

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Professor Wallace Hannum (UNC) – has a two-part article in ISPI’s Performance Improvement Journal in February and July 2009 (available for free to ISPI members) – see the following links to the abstracts and to download the PDFs:

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Don Clark – Big Dog Little Dog web site – on the following topics…check his current listings…

Training Effectiveness
Kirkpatrick Model
Training Expenditures
Training Development Ratios
Growth of Training
Growth of eLearning
10% Transfer of Training Myth
Transfer of Training Rate
20% x 20% x 10% = 0.4% Myth
Training and the Bottom Line
Generational Differences
Downsizing
Knowledge Economy
Class Size
Personalized System of Instruction
Active Learning
Media
Note Taking
Instructor Effectiveness
Informal Learning
Staffing HRD

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Also fighting Foo Foo…

For more than two decades, The International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction (ibstpi®) has been developing and validating the standards for professionals in the fields of training and performance.

ibstpi® issued competencies and performance statements for Instructors, Instructional Designers, Training Managers. All of these competencies have been updated and globally validated.

The Instructor competencies have recently been expanded to include online teachers and trainers. Some of the competencies have been translated into other languages.

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Don’t follow the crowd when the research suggests otherwise.

Be wary of those who Dabble or Preach these dis-proven approaches to instruction and broader performance improvement.

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