While most companies and trainers don't evaluate training in any meaningful way, doing so can result in better allocation of training resources, cost savings, and increased productivity. Unfortunately, in depth measurement of training effectiveness is costly. Here's some models and techniques associated with training evaluation.


Evaluating Cognitive Training Outcomes: Validity and Utility of Structural Knowledge Assessment

 By Journal of Business and Psychology, Volume 18, Number 2 - Conventional approaches to evaluating cognitive outcomes of training typically use paper-and-pencil tests that emphasize gains or differences in declarative knowledge. Yet a key factor in differentiating expert and novice performance is the way individuals organize their knowledge. Accordingly, the acquisition of meaningful knowledge structures and methods of assessing structural knowledge are potentially important issues for designing and evaluating training programs. Two studies were conducted to examine the validity and utility of one structural assessment technique called Pathfinder (Schvaneveldt, Durso, & Dearholt, 1989). Results from academic and organizational samples indicated that Pathfinder measures of structural knowledge quality predicted individual differences in performance self-efficacy. After controlling for differences in declarative knowledge, measures of structural knowledge quality added to the prediction of performance self-efficacy in the student sample, but not in the organizational sample. The unique features and potential advantages of structural assessment for training evaluation are discussed. new (Added: 22-Nov-2010 Hits: 662 )

Training Metrics

 By John Sullivan - If you are looking for a quick list of metrics you can use to evaluate training, ordered by "business value", here's a list from Dr. Sullivan new (Added: 22-Nov-2010 Hits: 1558 )

A Guide to Improving the Quality of Training Statistics for Comparative Analysis: Conceptual, Measurement and Survey Issues (Overview of the Guide)

 By OECD - Determining the effects of human capital formation is problematic, given how difficult they are to measure. OECD works have noted that it is essential to “bring together existing data and measures of human capital investment and its impact.2" It is therefore necessary to develop an improved system of indicators to measure employer-based training and its impacts. Before pinpointing the main deficiencies which arise in measuring training, it is necessary to distinguish between funding and delivery of training -- two concepts which are quite distinct. Entities which fund training include governments, employers, private bodies, households and individuals, and charitable and welfare organisations. The training funded may, however, be delivered by publicly funded training institutions, commercial training providers or themselves. National training statistics are most comprehensive for training delivered via publicly funded training institutions. new (Added: 22-Nov-2010 Hits: 666 )

Tracking Employee Training - Measuring Training Effectiveness with KPI's

 By Albert Lilly - Tracking employee training and measuring training effectiveness is a key objective of any training and development department. Naturally, you want to ensure your investment in training of new hires and current employees delivers the expected results. One of the ways to assess the effectiveness of employee training is by establishing quality Key Performance Indicators (KPI). When created and tracked properly, they serve as a benchmark to measure and improve progress towards a set of broader based goals or objectives. new (Added: 22-Nov-2010 Hits: 1855 )

Evaluation: theory and practice for informal and community educators, youth workers

 By na - lot is written about evaluation in education - a great deal of which is misleading and confused. Many informal educators such as youth workers and social pedagogues are suspicious of evaluation because they see it as something that is imposed from outside. It is a thing that we are asked to do; or that people impose on us. As Gitlin and Smyth (1989) comment, from its Latin origin meaning 'to strengthen' or to empower, the term evaluation has taken a numerical turn - it is now largely about the measurement of things - and in the process can easily slip into becoming an end rather than a means. In this discussion of evaluation we will be focusing on how we can bring questions of value (rather than numerical worth) back into the centre of the process. (Added: 14-Jan-2010 Hits: 565 )

Training Can Be the Difference Between Life and Death

 By Mike Prokopeak - Lest anyone is still telling you that training and development isn’t critical during a time of tightened budgets and “right-sized” workforces, look no further than USA Today this week for evidence to the contrary. According to an article in Tuesday’s edition, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the agency will be stepping up inspection of training programs for regional airline pilots in response to the crash of Continental Express Flight 3407 near Buffalo, N.Y., in February. (Added: 5-Jan-2010 Hits: 707 )

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