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Vale Don Kirkpatrick

Clark Quinn

Last week, Don Kirkpatrick passed away. He felt that you worked backward from the change you needed, to determine whether the workplace performance was changing, as then to see if that could be attributed to the training, and ultimately to the learner. And it’s instructive to see why on both sides.

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Employee performance goals; Choosing the right training evaluation model

Learning Pool

Since the four-step Kirkpatrick/Katzell model of learning evaluation was first introduced some sixty years ago there have been numerous revisions and new versions, each of which takes it in a slightly different direction. The four-step model known in popular shorthand simply as ‘Kirkpatrick’ has come in for heavy criticism in some quarters.

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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). Unless we want to have happy learners (if we’re selling the solution, or we’re working aiming for a true learning experience), we really don’t care what they think about it. It’s best to take the first one!

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An Overview: Phillips' Model for Learning Evaluation

Watershed

When we originally published our Learning Evaluation eBook and blog series, we covered four learning evaluation models representing a range of approaches and perspectives: Kirkpatrick, Kaufman, Brinkerhoff, and Anderson. Tip: Find out even more about Phillips' Model for Learning Evaluation in Jack Phillips' book.).

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Measuring the Impact of Localized Training: Key Metrics and Evaluation Methods

Hurix Digital

It benefits the learner as they don’t need to know one specific language to complete the training. Were the learners able to gain useful knowledge? Were the learners able to gain useful knowledge? Did the learners gain new skills to improve their performance at work?

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Training Evaluation Beyond Kirkpatrick

Training Industry

Today, when we discuss training evaluation, we likely reference Kirkpatrick’s model with the familiar four levels: reaction, learning, behavior and results. However, several other models have been developed throughout the past 50 years that delve into training evaluation.

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The Phillips ROI MethodologyTM – Measuring Data at All Levels – Part 5

CommLab India

This blog is the 5 th part of the Kirkpatrick series that I have been writing about over the last few weeks. Part 1 , Part 2 , and Part 3 of this series dealt with the Kirkpatrick Model of evaluating a training program. A change in the learner’s attitude. Competence levels of the learner. Level 2: Learning.