An Empirical Study of the Effects of Training Sequences on Database Training Tasks and User Outcomes
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://doi.org/10.4018/jicte.2005100104
Abstract
This paper introduces the concept of IS training sequences and examines how sequencing of conceptual and procedural training impacts task and user outcomes. Building on assimilation theory, we propose four hypotheses, relating training sequences to task performance, satisfaction, and self-efficacy, and test them using a quasi-experimental study in a database design context. Our empirical results suggest that subjects trained in the conceptual-procedural sequence achieve better far-transfer and near-transfer task performance and higher self-efficacy than those trained in the reverse sequence, although user satisfaction is not significantly different between the two groups. Implications for IS training research and practice are discussed.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, v. 1, issue 4, p. 39-55
Scholar Commons Citation
Sanford, Clive C. and Bhattacherjee, Anol, "An Empirical Study of the Effects of Training Sequences on Database Training Tasks and User Outcomes" (2005). School of Information Systems and Management Faculty Publications. 30.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/qmb_facpub/30
