TY - JOUR
T1 - Turning Work into Play
T2 - Implications for Microcomputer Software Training
AU - Webster, Jane
AU - Martocchio, Joseph J.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1993/2
Y1 - 1993/2
N2 - This study examined the effects of task labelling (as play or work) and trainee age on learning outcomes. Results indicate an interaction between task labelling and age: Younger employees who received training labelled as ‘play’ showed higher motivation to learn and performed better in an objective test of software knowledge than older employees. In contrast, no differences were found between younger and older employees receiving training labelled as ‘work’. Implications for training are discussed.
AB - This study examined the effects of task labelling (as play or work) and trainee age on learning outcomes. Results indicate an interaction between task labelling and age: Younger employees who received training labelled as ‘play’ showed higher motivation to learn and performed better in an objective test of software knowledge than older employees. In contrast, no differences were found between younger and older employees receiving training labelled as ‘work’. Implications for training are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1177/014920639301900109
DO - 10.1177/014920639301900109
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000610731
SN - 0149-2063
VL - 19
SP - 127
EP - 146
JO - Journal of Management
JF - Journal of Management
IS - 1
ER -