The Impact of Training Design in Mediating the Relationship of Participants' Motivation and Work Environment

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Abstract

We aimed to examine the impacts of training design, trainee motivation, and work environment on the transfer of learning for teachers working in high-needs schools enrolled in a continuing professional education (CPE) training program. This study included 162 teachers working in high-needs schools with large numbers of English learners (ELs). A mediation model with training design as the mediating factor was developed and analyzed. Results revealed that indeed training design fully mediated the relationship between trainees’ work environments and the transfer of knowledge and skills acquired in the training to their workplace. Furthermore, training design partially mediated the relationship between learning-oriented motivation and transfer of learning. These findings further amplify the gravity of training design within CPE training programs.

Authors

• Roya Pashmforoosh, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Mary Elizabeth Lockhart, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Beverly J. Irby, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Fredrick Muyia Nafukho, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Hulya Avci, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Matthew James Etchells, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Rafael Lara-Alecio, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Fuhui Tong, Texas A&M University - College Station