Clark Quinn

MAY 28, 2014

Last week, Don Kirkpatrick passed away. He felt that you worked backward from the change you needed, to determine whether the workplace performance was changing, as then to see if that could be attributed to the training, and ultimately to the learner. And it’s instructive to see why on both sides. That’s not the idea!

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Kirkpatrick Social Networks Phillips ASTD 172

Mindflash

APRIL 4, 2012

Here’s a look at the reasons why, and how training and learning in the workplace truly ought to be measured. A Brief History of ROI in Training. Many people look at Don Kirkpatrick ’s work from as early as 1959 as the beginning of ROI in learning and development. To what degree participants react favorably to the training.

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ROI Metrics Kirkpatrick Training 101

Clive on Learning

APRIL 21, 2008

While acknowledging that Kirkpatrick's four levels of evaluation had proved valuable over more than thirty years in helping to measure instructor-led, content-based 'training' interventions, Sloman felt that a new approach was necessary to support a more self-directed, work-based 'learning' process. I think it does.

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Web Courseworks

AUGUST 4, 2014

When my copy of the second edition ASTD Handbook arrived at the office this summer, I immediately felt the urge to explore my new resource and see what content made the final cut for an important industry asset. The second edition ASTD Handbook is filled with great insights from industry experts. The ASTD Handbook does just that.

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