Good programs will incorporate these elements. The third phase requires practice recalling, manipulating, and applying new knowledge. A good training program has all four phases. Based on a content-performance matrix Merrill has identified optimal ways to present content, practice skills, and test knowledge. Good training programs have objectives that are clear and have measurable content and performance.
Good programs offer relevant content that is easy to transfer to the workplace.
Limited learner control and deliberative structure enhance learning Effective programs impose structure and limit learner control. The ability to surf the Web is a much-publicized quality of the Web. Using the Web as a learning environment requires that subject matter experts and course developers impose structure. Likewise, structure is important in CD-ROMs. Learning is enhanced when programs chunk, sequence, and pace instruction.