The New Mager Six-Pack [Paperback]

Robert F. Mager (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1997

Considered to be the reference library for educators, trainers, or anyone serious about improving performance, The New Mager Six-Pack contains six famous "how-to" handbooks. From providing a strong foundation in the basics for newcomers to serving as an invaluable reference for experienced professionals, The New Mager Six-Pack is a resource you will come back to time and time again. You'll find guidance on how to find feasible solutions to performance problems, create effective learning environments, measure the results of instruction, develop instruction that works the first time, and much more.

All six of the classic books in The New Mager Six-Pack are completely revised and updated. Filled with new chapters and more practical tips, invaluable resources, hands-on practice, and real-world examples, The New Mager Six-Pack is easier to read, use, and understand than ever before. It's a resource you'll use for a lifetime. !

The set is packaged in an attractive library presentation case and includes Preparing Instructional Objectives, Measuring Instructional Results, Analyzing Performance Problems, Goal Analysis, How to Turn Learners On...without turning them off, and Making Instruction Work.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Dr. Robert F. Mager is the most widely read, influential writer in training and education today. Over three million copies of Dr. Mager's eight books on issues of human performance have been sold worldwide, and the procedures described in his books are the basis for many of the courses in instructional design taught in American colleges and universities today. He has won numerous awards for the quality of his work, including first round inductee into Training Magazine's Hall of Fame; Distinguished Contribution to the Field of Human Resource Development, awarded by the American Society for Training and Development; and Distinguished Professional Achievement, awarded by the International Society for Performance Improvement. He holds a Ph.D. in psychology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1159 pages
• Publisher: Center for Effective Performance; 3 edition (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 187961815X
• ISBN-13: 978-1879618152
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 4.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,502 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A six-pack that quenched my thirst--not a lite book., June 16, 1999

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Ann Marie (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Mager Six-Pack (Paperback)

Imagine a "6-pack" sitting on my desk untouched for almost three years! No, not beer, these are six Learning & Development books written by the L&D guru, Robert Mager. I had a formal Needs Analysis to conduct and needed a quick refresher (a shot of help). And not the swill that many training books provide that leave you parched, thirsting for more. I tapped into the 6-pack and cracked open the first book "Analyzing Performance Problems, or you Really Oughta Wanna" and began to drink in the information. I need models to follow and Mager provides actual flow charts with appropriate questions to ask. These helped guide me in formulating a Needs Analysis. (Truth be told, they worked pretty well with this metaphor too!)

In the end, I conducted the Needs Analysis and received feedback that the questions were "sober", "on target", and not at all "canned". These books provide genuine guidelines (not draft or lite versions) on creating needs analyses, learning objectives, and measurement tools. They are fun-to-read, easy to understand, and are full of real-life examples. Each volume is $19.95, and the cost for the "6-Pack" is $95. 1. Analyzing Performance Problems, or you Really Oughta Wanna 2. Developing an Attitude Toward Learning, or SMATs `n' SMUTS 3. Preparing Instructional Objectives 4. Making Instruction Work 5. Measuring Instructional Results, or Got a Match? 6. Goal Analysis

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mager - Forget the Complexity - Here is How You Make It Work, June 13, 2000

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Ken Myers (Naperville, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Mager Six-Pack (Paperback)

If your mission is instruction, your companion should be the Mager Six Pack. Mager's approach to instruction is concise, practical, example-oriented, practice-centered, and mastery-certified. If you care about the learner and you care about effective training, this set of books will help you dispell the myths, end the wasted time, identify the problems, and find the solutions. No fancy words, no difficult concepts, no hidden agendas, and no advanced degrees are required. Just pay close attention to the common sense approaches Dr. Mager offers, and you will be a better instructional designer and your students will be more successful learners. Especially useful are the three core books on Analyzing Performance Problems, Preparing Instructional Objectives, and Measuring Instructional Results. These should be on every instructional designer's shelf.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keep It Simple ....., February 23, 2005

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This review is from: The New Mager Six-Pack (Paperback)

This set of books by Mager is well put together. These books offer a common sense approach to training and development. Included are how to design a program, realistic objectives, implimenting the program and then tracking the benefits of the training program. These books do not offer super-fancy techniques of teaching, what they do offer you are a set of basic approaches that will work in many different situations.
These books teach through humor and anecdotes as well as real-life stories that can help you place the possibly daunting task of training into a task that you can complete.