Although we all know that training can have many amazing benefits, sometimes it can be hard to prove those benefits and attach a dollar value to training. Some topics, like sales training or time management, might have direct, tangible benefits. Other topics, like communication or leadership, might have benefits that you can’t put a dollar value on. In this course, we will learn about the different ways to evaluate training progress, and how to use those results to demonstrate the results that training brings.
Research has consistently demonstrated that when clear goals are associated with learning that the learning occurs more easily and rapidly. By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand Kolb’s learning styles and learning cycle
- Understand Kirkpatrick’s levels of evaluation
- Be familiar with many types of evaluation tools, including goal setting, tests, reactionary sheets, interviews, observations, hip-pocket assessments, skill assessments, and learning journals
- Understand when to use each type of evaluation tool
- Be able to perform a needs assessment
- Know how to write learning objectives and link them to evaluation
- Be able to write an evaluation plan to evaluate learning at each stage of the training and far beyond
- Know how to identify the costs, benefits, and return on investment of training
- Be familiar with the parts of a business case
Kolb’s Learning Styles
- The Four-Stage Process
- Accommodators
- Divergers
- Convergers
- Assimilators
- Case Study
- Assessment
Kirkpatrick’s Levels of Evaluation
- Overview
- Level One: Reactions
- Level Two: Learning
- Level Three: Behavior
- Level Four: Results
- Case Study
- Assessment
Types of Measurement Tools
- Goal Setting
- Self-Evaluations
- Peer Evaluations
- Supervisor Evaluations
- High-Level Evaluations
- Case Study
- Assessment
Focusing the Training
- Performing a Needs Assessment
- Creating Learning Objectives
- Drilling Down Into Content
- Case Study
- Assessment
Creating an Evaluation Plan
- What Will We Evaluate?
- When Will the Evaluation be Completed?
- How Will We Evaluate It?
- Who Will Perform the Evaluation?
- Case Study
- Assessment
Assessing Learning before Training
- Workplace Observation
- Objectives Assessment
- Pre-Assignments and Pre-Tests
- Case Study
- Assessment
Assessing Learning During Training
- Reviewing Learning Objectives
- Performing Hip-Pocket Assessments
- Quizzes and Tests
- Skill Assessments
- Case Study
- Assessment
Assessing Learning after Training
- Evaluation Timelines
- Learning Journal
- Goal Setting
- Additional Methods of Evaluation
- Case Study
- Assessment
The Long Term View
- Creating a Long Term Evaluation Plan
- Methods of Evaluation
- Documenting Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- Assessment
