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Creating training and development programs: using the ADDIE method

Milton Mayfield (Associate Professor of Management, Division of International Business and Technology Studies, Sanchez School of Business, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas, USA)

Development and Learning in Organizations

ISSN: 1477-7282

Article publication date: 26 April 2011

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Abstract

Purpose

The paper provides an overview of the ADDIE method for creating training and development programs.

Design/methodology/approach

Prior studies and outlines on the ADDIE method were utilized to develop an overview of how ADDIE could be implemented in organizational training programs.

Findings

The ADDIE method is useful in providing a systems‐based, iterative training development method that lends itself to a feedback‐based approach to creating a learning environment.

Research limitations/implications

The implications from this paper show that ADDIE provides a useful and widely adopted method for driving content development.

Practical implications

For organizations, adoption of the ADDIE method can provide a structured plan for development and learning in their training programs.

Originality/value

This paper provides a concise overview of the ADDIE method for implementation in modern businesses and organizations.

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Citation

Mayfield, M. (2011), "Creating training and development programs: using the ADDIE method", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 25 No. 3, pp. 19-22. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777281111125363

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2011, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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