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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

Hardly ever do they use “Level 3: Behavior,” and they never use “Level 4: Results.” And as time has gone by, I have started to wonder about the validity of Kirkpatrick in today’s world. The title was “Expanding ROI in Training Programs Using Scriven, Kirkpatrick, and Brinkerhoff,” which sounds pretty academic. But it wasn’t.

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Measurement for Learning Impact

Upside Learning

A starting point A core framework is the so-called Kirkpatrick model (with caveats about the legitimacy of the claim to fame). Level 3: are there persistent behavioral outcomes in the workplace as a result? Level 3: are there persistent behavioral outcomes in the workplace as a result? There are several caveats around this.

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Kirkpatrick's Four Levels of Training Evaluation: A Critique

The Performance Improvement Blog

At the end of Dan McCarthy’s blog post , “How to Evaluate a Training Program”, in which he explains his pre-post, survey approach to applying the Kirkpatrick four levels of training evaluation , he asks: Has anyone used a system like this, or something better? Second , self-report surveys produce unreliable performance data.

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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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6 Best Training Evaluation Models in 2023

WhatFix

Training evaluation models provide invaluable insights into how well training resonates with learners, influences behavior change, and aligns with business objectives. Behavior: Evaluate if employees apply their learnings from training to their everyday work. This helps understand if the training objectives were met.

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Can you attribute business results directly to training?

Axonify

Yes, it is possible to directly attribute changes in business results to specific training activities. We can all recite the four levels of the Kirkpatrick Model (reaction, learning, behavior, results), but we still can’t prove the impact of training on business results. Why are you shaking your head? Sales can do it.

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