distinction between training and instruction
I liked the distinction between the two. We think about training students for lots of things but it seems that adding the instruction adds a new level. The description "helps students to think beyond the specific" is so vital to creating life long learners.
John,
Absoultely right. If we can incorporate the skill of critical thinking into our curriculum, we can provide the foundational knowledge and skills that form a basis to begin with. With that, along with an ability to "think on their feet", we will have provided a higher level of service, both to the student and their eventuial employer.
Barry Westling
I would like to add a third element: thinking -- the "elephant-in-the-room." I can instruct and train in the hopes that the student will assimilate the knowledge and skills necessary to solve a similar problem. For example, removing a Central Processing Unit from a personal computer varies among models. It is impracticable to train the student on every model especially since future models have yet to be made.
Gerardo,
If I may use this analogy...."I can train my dog to get the paper, but the dog will never know why I need it or the value of the information it contains". That's one example of the difference between training and instruction.
Barry Westling
Definetly, instruction is the base to any training.
Most of times a well trained individual can excell in the performance for which he/she was trained but the instruction gives them the knowledge to value the importance of the tasks performed
Debbie,
For me, training implies task-oriented, whereas instruction implies learning, which can lead to completion of dozens of tasks and outcomes.
Barry Westling
