International Society for Performance Improvement Professional Practices Survey: A report

But what do they really expect? Employer perceptions of the skills of entry-level instructional designers

“…Of the three or so entry-level IDs in a typical department, at most one held a master's degree. This finding stands at odds with other research indicating that the bulk of IDs learn their craft in university programs (Winer & Vazquez-Abad, 1995;Larson, 2005;Pershing et al, 2006). If this finding is generalizable to other populations, it means that determining employer expectations of newly minted ID master's students will be problematic, requiring larger samples and alternative sampling methods.…”

“…ISPI is also the home of instructional designers and HPT practitioners. Pershing et al (2006) conducted an online survey of some 2,966 members, of whom 1,081 responded (a response rate of 36%). Approximately 15% of respondents reported being instructional designers, and 3% reported being curriculum design developers.…”

“…In both groups, respondents reported possessing more experience in higher education than in business and industry settings. Pershing et al (2006) reported that 23% of ISPI survey respondents reported possessing a bachelor's degree, and 53% reported possessing a master's degree. Although the researchers did not specify the degree programs, they did investigate respondents' perceptions regarding the match between their job requirements and education.…”

Intervention Selection: An Examination of Evidence and Changes in Belief During the Decision-Making Process

“…Varied in six ways, following Gilbert's behavioral engineering model (1978) Change of mind about preferred intervention "Stick" vs. "switch, " a dummy variable constructed on the basis of whether the subject selected a diff erent intervention after new evidence was received Self-reported familiarity A semantic domain diff erential scale with fi ve ordinal categories, ranging from Not at all familiar to Highly familiar 34 DOI: 10.1002/piq Performance Improvement Quarterly (Pershing, Cheng, & Foong, 2006). Due to challenges with the accessibility of this population, the sampling frame was refi ned to Certifi ed Performance Technologists (CPTs).…”

“…Performance improvement professionals work in settings including business, academia, government, health services, banking, and the military (International Society for Performance Improvement, ) but most work in the consulting, finance, and educational service industries (Pershing, Cheng, & Foong, ). Due to challenges with the accessibility of this population, the sampling frame was refined to Certified Performance Technologists (CPTs).…”