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The Lonely Training Needs Assessment

Learning Rebels

What is it about a training needs assessment that makes learning professionals panic? I’ve written many times, on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and on this website about the importance of asking the right questions at the right time. This where the outstanding book, Needs Assessments Basics , comes into the picture.

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How to Create Meaningful Learning Assessments

eLearningMind

Share on twitter. When ranking your employees’ favorite parts of the learning and development process, assessment isn’t typically at the top of the list. When assessment is used solely as a measuring stick for learner mastery and corporate benefit, it can be a stressful part of the learning process. Share on facebook.

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My Top Blog Posts of 2022

Experiencing eLearning

This was a follow-up post from a Twitter debate about whether and how research is relevant to the work of instructional designers and corporate training professionals. How Research Informs My Work : How research informs my work as an instructional designer, in writing, designing, and justifying my decisions.

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The True Story Behind the DISC Model: How a Negative Assessment Morphed into a Tool for Collaboration

eLearningMind

Share on twitter. In our industry, we’re seeing the DISC assessment (a personality test based on Marston’s DISC model) make a big comeback. The earliest known personality test for workplace assessments was Woodworth’s Personal Data Sheet (WPDS) in 1925. Taking Flight at ELM: How our Organization Uses the DISC Assessment.

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Designing effective eLearning assessments Part 1: Assess for success

BrightCarbon

Welcome to our series on eLearning assessments! In these four posts we’ll cover a lot of ground, taking you on a journey through the theory behind effective eLearning assessments and practical tips for building assessments it in three different authoring tools: Microsoft PowerPoint, Articulate Rise, and Articulate Storyline.

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Global eTraining Launches New ‘GeT Insights’ Knowledge Gap Assessment Solution

Global eTraining

Edmonton, Alberta – Global eTraining is excited to announce the launch of the first phase of a new Knowledge Gap Assessment Solution, ‘ GeT Insights ’. Assess knowledge of applicants and interviewees. Assess the general knowledge-base within an organization. Identify internal training focuses.

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The AfL truth about assessment

Learning with e's

This entire week for me seems to have revolved around assessment. I have either been grading assignments, setting assignments or thinking about assessment (I''m speaking at an event on assessment in London later this week). There was even a live #edenchat on Twitter this week about e-assessment, which is archived here.