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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 March 2024

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Whether you’re looking to rev up your creativity, level up your business practices or just soak up some new knowledge, this month’s crop of webinars has everything you need to get started. March isn’t just for spring-cleaning your office — it’s a great way to clear the cobwebs from your brain, too. Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 9 a.m.–10

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Donald Kirkpatrick’s four levels of training: Lessons from a Legend

Origin Learning

Kirkpatrick , Professor Emeritus, University Of Wisconsin first gave his ideas for a series of articles to be published in the Journal of American Society of Training Directors in the year 1959, hardly had anyone anticipated that this was to be the stuff of legend. When Donald L. Organizations world over have benefited from it.

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Hey, That's Social Learning!

Dashe & Thomson

As the band director explained, the students organize the ensembles, recruit student musicians, and show up between one to four mornings a week – before school – to rehearse. The band director provides a safe environment and plenty of opportunities. The concert featured six chamber ensembles, five of which were self-directed.

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Hey, That's Social Learning! | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

As the band director explained, the students organize the ensembles, recruit student musicians, and show up between one to four mornings a week – before school – to rehearse. The band director provides a safe environment and plenty of opportunities. The concert featured six chamber ensembles, five of which were self-directed.

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ROI of continuous training: HR Directors’ unsolvable problem?

Coorpacademy

In the 50s, PHD and former president of the American Society for Training and Development Donald Kirkpatrick described an evaluation model of training efficiency in a 4 levels pyramid: The Four Levels of Training Evaluation. How does it impact my business results?’ How to maximize your impact as a HR Director?

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MTA: Why the Kirkpatrick Model Works for Us

CLO Magazine

That summer, Michael Wiedecker, a 25-year veteran of the MTA, was appointed director of operations training, which meant this became his problem to solve. As he settled into his new job, Wiedecker read Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick’s book, “Training on Trial,” which inspired him to implement the Kirkpatrick training evaluation model at the MTA.