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  Evaluating Training Programs:  The Four Levels

Second Edition

Donald L. Kirkpatrick

 

 

 

 
 


A Revised Classic on Evaluation
Kirkpatrick has done it again! His wide experience with ASTD and real life make this revision of his previous work a 'must read' for the serious evaluator. Excellent for both academic and industrial applications as a single referrence source. His style is easy to understand, yet credible.

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From the Publisher
Evaluating Training Programs is a "how-to" book, designed for practitioners in the training field who plan, implement, and evaluate training programs. The author supplements principles and guidelines with numerous sample survey forms for each step of the process. For those who have planned and conducted many programs, as well as those who are new to the training and development field, this book is a handy reference guide that provides a practical and proven model for increasing training effectiveness through evaluation. Kirkpatrick includes detailed case studies of companies that have evaluated their training programs using one or more of the four levels

 

 
 
Table of Contents
 
  Foreword to the First Edition  
  Foreword to the Second Edition  
  Preface  
Pt. 1 Concepts, Principles, Guidelines, and Techniques 1
1 Evaluating: Part of a Ten-Step Process 3
2 Reasons for Evaluating 15
3 The Four Levels: An Overview 19
4 Evaluating Reaction 25
5 Evaluating Learning 39
6 Evaluating Behavior 48
7 Evaluating Results 59
8 Implementing the Four Levels 67
Pt. 2 Case Studies of Implementation 71
9 Making a Play for Training Evaluation: Montac, A Fictitious Company 73
10 Balancing Your Evaluation Act 87
11 Evaluating a Training Program for Nonexempt Employees: First Union National Bank 99
12 Evaluating a Training Course on Performance Appraisal and Coaching: Kemper National Insurance Companies 106
13 Evaluating a Training Program on Presentation Skills: Arthur Andersen & Company 120
14 Evaluating the Creative Manager Training Program: Motorola Corporation 129
15 Evaluating a Training Program on Developing Supervisory Skills: Management Institute, University of Wisconsin 140
16 Evaluating a Leadership Training Program: Gap Inc 153
17 Evaluating a Training Program on Problem Solving: City of Los Angeles 178
18 Evaluating a Corporatewide Performance Improvement System: Intel Corporation 186
19 Evaluating an Outdoor-Based Training Program - a Search for Results: St. Luke's Hospital 204
20 Evaluating a Safety Training Program for Managers: Fluor Daniel Hanford, Inc 221
21 Evaluating a Training Program on Stress Management for Intact Work Teams: Midwest Electric, Inc 239
22 Developing an Effective Level 1 Reaction Form: Duke Energy Corporation 265
23 Evaluating a Training Program at All Four Levels: Cisco Systems, Inc 272
  Index 283
  The Author 291


 

 
 
     
     
     
     

   

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