What is distance training?

Distance training is an educational process where a significant proportion of teaching is conducted by someone removed in space and time from the learner.

Here are some benefits of distance training:

• It is usually cheaper than group training.

Here is a disadvantage of distance training:

• Quality control is difficult. You need to develop quality-control mechanisms, such as tests, interviews, or performance observations to insure the quality of the training.

Here are some examples of distance training:

• Audio taped information
• Computer courses or correspondence
• Printed correspondence courses or information
• Radio broadcasts
• TV broadcasts
• Video presentations

• What is apprentice training?
• What is group training?
• What is self-study training?

• Concept module: distance training
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): D
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

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