Master Degree 27 67.5 Post Master Degree 5 12.5 Total years of Learning and Performance Experience (n=40) Less than 1 year 5 12.5 1 2 years 4 10.0 – 3 - 5 years 11 27.5 6 10 years 2 5.0 – 11 15 years 6 15.0 – More than 15 years 12 30.0 Current Level in Organization (n=40) Executive 6 15.0 Director 3 7.5 Manager 7 17.5 Supervisor 8 20.0 Team Leader 3 7.5 University Faculty 5 12.5 Private Consultant 3 7.5 Entry Level Professional 5 12.5 Type of Industry/Business (n=39) Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing or Hunting 2 5.1 Finance & Insurance 9 23.1 Information Services & Communications 6 15.4 Business Schools & Management Training 4 10.3 Education 4 10.3 Software Development 3 7.7 Health Care & Social Services 3 7.7 Retail Trade 2 5.1 Manufacturing 2 5.1 Real Estate rental & leasing 2 5.1 (private consulting, government 3 7.7 Table 2. Summary Descriptive Statistics and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test Results for Knowledge Areas Current Perceived and Future Perceived Importance (n = 40) Current Future Importance Wilcoxon Importance Signed Training Delivery Action Item Median1 (1st Q / Rank Test Median1 (1st Q 3rd Q)2 p value /3rd Q)2 Key knowledge areas 3.27 (2.83 / 3.67) 4.23 (3.69 / 4.85) <.001 Adult learning theories and 3.00 (3.00 / 3.00) 4.00 (3.00 / 5.00) <.001 techniques Instructional design theory & 2.50 (2.00 / 3.75) 4.00 (3.00 / 5.00) <.001 methods
Master Degree Post Master Degree 27 5 67.5 12.5 Total years of Learning and Performance Experience (n=40) Less than 1 year 1 – 2 years 3 - 5 years 6 – 10 years 11 – 15 years More than 15 years 5 4 11 2 6 12 12.5 10.0 27.5 5.0 15.0 30.0 Current Level in Organization (n=40) Executive Director Manager Supervisor Team Leader University Faculty Private Consultant Entry Level Professional 6 3 7 8 3 5 3 5 15.0 7.5 17.5 20.0 7.5 12.5 7.5 12.5 Type of Industry/Business (n=39) Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing or Hunting Finance & Insurance Information Services & Communications Business Schools & Management Training Education Software Development Health Care & Social Services Retail Trade Manufacturing Real Estate rental & leasing (private consulting, government 2 9 6 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 5.1 23.1 15.4 10.3 10.3 7.7 7.7 5.1 5.1 5.1 7.7 Table 2. Summary Descriptive Statistics and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test Results for Knowledge Areas Current Perceived and Future Perceived Importance (n = 40) Training Delivery Action Item Current Importance Median1 (1st Q /3rd Q)2 Future Importance Median1 (1st Q / 3rd Q)2 Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test p value Key knowledge areas 3.27 (2.83 / 3.67) 4.23 (3.69 / 4.85) <.001 Adult learning theories and techniques 3.00 (3.00 / 3.00) 4.00 (3.00 / 5.00) <.001 Instructional design theory & methods 2.50 (2.00 / 3.75) 4.00 (3.00 / 5.00) <.001
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