Category Archives: Evaluation

Donald Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation

Donald Kirkpatrick’s four levels of evaluation are designed as a sequence of ways to evaluate training programs: Level 1 – Reaction The participants’ immediate reactions to a course can be measured in this level.  This level of evaluation obtains the … Continue reading

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The ADDIE Instructional Design Model: Discussion of the Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate Phases

This video discusses the events that take place during the Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate phases of the ADDIE Instructional Design Model.  For more information on the ADDIE Model, please click the following link: http://www.eadulteducation.org/adult-learning/the-addie-instructional-design-process/

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Workplace Training and Development

The workplace is progressively becoming a place where organizations can foster, enhance, and encourage the potential and capabilities of employees. One way in which organizations foster these talents is by implementing training and development programs with the goal of preparing employees to better meet the challenges of today’s competitive workplace. However, unless training programs are carefully designed and developed, such programs are unlikely to meet the demands of the competitive workforce as well as the needs of the employees and the needs of the organization.

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The ADDIE Instructional Design Process

The ADDIE model is a systematic instructional design model consisting of five phases: (1) Analyze, (2) Design, (3) Develop, (4) Implement, and (5) Evaluate.

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Valuing Intangibles and Phillips ROI Methodology

Phillips (2005) uses the following formula to calculate ROI: ROI (expressed as a percentage) = (Net Program Benefits / Net Program Costs) x 100 (Phillips, 2005, p. 2). This seems fairly simple and straightforward until one examines the way that program benefits and costs are calculated. This method goes beyond calculating only the items that are already expressed in dollars; it requires a conversion of intangibles to monetary values. Continue reading

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Assessment of Performance

In instructional design, evaluation serves to assess individual students’ performance and to provide information regarding the types of revisions needed in the instructional materials. It is important to receive feedback from learners to determine whether or not the learners learned what was intended for them to learn. In other words, evaluation helps determine if the learning objectives were achieved.
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The Importance of Instructional Evaluation in HRD

In instructional design, evaluation serves to assess individual students’ performance and to provide information regarding the types of revisions needed in the instructional materials. It is important to receive feedback from learners to determine whether or not the learners learned what was intended for them to learn. In other words, evaluation helps determine if the learning objectives were achieved. Continue reading

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Training Evaluation, ROI, and IOL

This article places emphasis on measuring the value of training, or training evaluation, in terms of its contribution to business goals.  It introduces Impact of Learning (IOL) as a simple, three-step process that organizations can follow to evaluate employee development … Continue reading

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