Implementing the Four Levels : A Practical Guide for Effective Evaluation of Training Programs

The authors draw on their decades of collective expertise to offer time-tested advice for putting their training effectiveness model into practice. This new, concise, hands-on guide is designed as a companion volume to Donald Kirkpatricks bestselling "Evaluating Training Programs." "In this companion to the book Evaluating Training Programs: The Four Levels, Donald and James Kirkpatrick draw on their decades of collective experience to offer practical guidance for putting any or all of the Four Levels into practice. In addition, they offer a comprehensive list of the ten requirements for an effective training program and show how to decide what to evaluate, how to get managers to support the evaluation process, and how to use the Four Levels to construct a compelling chain of evidence demonstrating the contribution of training to the bottom line."--BOOK JACKET In this indispensable companion to the classic book Evaluating Training The Four Levels , Donald and James Kirkpatrick draw on their decades of collective experience to offer practical guidance for putting any or all of the Four Levels into practice. In addition, they offer a comprehensive list of the ten requirements for an effective training program and show how to decide what to evaluate, how to get managers to support the evaluation process, and how to use the Four Levels to construct a compelling chain of evidence demonstrating the contribution of training to the bottom line. Contents......Page 6 Foreword......Page 8 Foreword......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 1. Analyzing Your Resources......Page 16 2. Getting Your Managers on Board......Page 28 3. Implementing Level 1: Reaction......Page 38 4. Implementing Level 2: Learning......Page 62 5. Implementing Level 3: Behavior......Page 96 6. Implementing Level 4: Results......Page 122 7. Building a Chain of Evidence......Page 138 References......Page 150 C......Page 152 L......Page 153 M......Page 154 R......Page 155 W......Page 156 The Authors......Page 158 Training legend Donald Kirkpatrick presents the companion book to his bestselling EVALUATING TRAINING PROGRAMS (over 47,000 copies sold across three editions) where he offers a practical 7-key methodology for putting his well-known four levels for training validation and effectiveness into practice.