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Vale Don Kirkpatrick

Clark Quinn

Last week, Don Kirkpatrick passed away. Known for his four ‘ levels ‘ of measuring learning, he’s been hailed and excoriated. There were two major problems, however. Still, Kirkpatrick could’ve renumbered the steps, or been more outspoken about the problems with just step 1.

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How to Evaluate Learning: Kirkpatrick Model for the 21st Century—A Revision

Dashe & Thomson

I was asked by Wendy Kirkpatrick to remove the copyrighted Kirkpatrick diagrammatic model from my original blog post, How to Evaluate Learning: Kirkpatrick Model for the 21st Century. Learning: To what degree did the learners acquire the intended knowledge, skills, and attitudes as a result of the training?

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Pernicious problems

Clark Quinn

I’m using a standard for organizational learning quality in the process of another task. What does matter is that there are two problems in their standard that indicate we still haven’t overcome some pernicious problems. Do you see the problem here? Learning styles are debunked! And we need to!

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To “Kirkpatrick” or not to “Kirkpatrick”, that is the Question (or is it?)

Learning Rebels

To “Kirkpatrick” or not to “Kirkpatrick”, that is the question. Many a person has debated the Kirkpatrick evaluation taxonomy. To name a few: Dan Pontefract: Dear Kirkpatrick’s: You Still Don’t Get It (a personal favorite). Jane Bozarth: Alternatives to Kirkpatrick .

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How to Evaluate Learning: The Kirkpatrick Model for the 21st Century

Dashe & Thomson

Recent research by ASTD and REED Learning indicates that the top skills desired by Learning & Development departments are measuring and evaluating training. Learning: To what degree did the learners acquire the intended knowledge, skills, and attitudes as a result of the training? According to Donald L.

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Misconceptions?

Clark Quinn

This includes learning styles, attention span of a goldfish, millennials/generations, and more (references in this PDF, if you care). We may not even be aware of the problems with these! The problem with the latter category is that folks will eagerly adopt, or avoid, these topics without understanding the nuances.

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Misconceptions?

Upside Learning

This includes learning styles, attention span of a goldfish, millennials/generations, and more (references in this PDF, if you care). We may not even be aware of the problems with these! The problem with the latter category is that folks will eagerly adopt, or avoid, these topics without understanding the nuances.

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