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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

I have included Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation in every proposal I have ever written, and I wanted to hear from Kirkpatrick himself regarding his take on the current state of evaluation and whether his four levels are still viable. Well, based on where Kirkpatrick and his son James are today, I was completely wrong.

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Re-evaluating Evaluation | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Some companies will use “Level 2: Learning” to measure whether the learners have mastered the training course content. And as time has gone by, I have started to wonder about the validity of Kirkpatrick in today’s world. The focus is on the training event itself and the follow-up to that event. But it wasn’t.

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Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Train Your Client On Training.

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Differing notions of how training should be developed have been analyzed and batted around their office for some time, whether for a new ERP system or a change in operational procedures.

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What’s Happening in the World of Virtual Training Software?

ReadyTech

Today’s virtual training software–or virtual instructor-led training (VILT) software to be more specific–and techniques are evolving at an incredible pace. The report provides useful data to help improve the operations and effectiveness of virtual training software and virtual training programs.

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50 Years of the Kirkpatrick Model

Upside Learning

In the fifty years since, his thoughts (Reaction, Learning, Behavior, and Results) have gone on to evolve into the legendary Kirkpatrick’s Four Level Evaluation Model and become the basis on which learning & development departments can show the value of training to the business. You can download the paper here.

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Free learning & development webinars for May 2024

Limestone Learning

Paul Eschen, Chief Marketing Officer, Bizlibrary, will share key takeaways from a recent Trends in Training survey of hundreds of HR and L&D professionals on the top skills that organizations are prioritizing in 2024 and beyond. For far too long, training has been left alone without the value of training reinforcement.

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Business-aligned strategies for Leadership Development: An Interview with Dr. Yvonne Catino, VP, Leadership and OD, Infopro Learning

Infopro Learning

“The bedrock for sustainability of training is strategic planning and a clear focus on outcome”. “To start off, what are the clear shifts that the business world has experiences in terms of Leadership development?” Agility, as a behavior, is thus poised to be more prominent in the coming years.