The Training Evaluation Process

David J. Basarab Sr., Darrell K. Root

ISBN 10: 9401053065 / ISBN 13: 9789401053068

Published by Springer, NL, 2012

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Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Training Evaluation Process
• Publisher: Springer, NL
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9401053065
• ISBN 13: 9789401053068
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.5W x 1.65H x 23.5D centimeters 15.5 centimeters width by 1.65 centimeters height by 23.5 centimeters depth

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Synopsis

This book details a unique training evaluation approach developed by David J. Basarab, Sr. currently the Manager of Evaluation at Motorola University. This approach was developed in part based on information from his graduate coursework with Dr. Darrell K. Root, professor of program evaluation and educational administration at the University of Dayton. It enabled Motorola to evaluate their corporate training programs to determine whether money spent on training was an investment or an expense. This evaluation approach is also significant in determining either the effectiveness of or the opportunities to improve corporate training programs. In this text, The Training Evaluation Process, David Basarab and Darrell Root provide commercial industry training with a step-by-step approach to use when evaluating training progrruns, thus allowing training to be viewed as an investment rather than an expense. This text focuses on assessing training programs, so that they may be improved. This approach provides a successful procedure to use when evaluating training programs. Included in the text is a comprehensive explanation of the evaluation model developed by D. L. Kirkpatrick (Kirkpatrick, D. L., November 1959) in which he described four levels of evaluating training progrruns: Level 1 -Reaction: Evaluate to learn participants' perception to the training program. Level 2 -Learning: Evaluate to determine whether participants have learned the course subject matter. Level 3 -Behavior: Evaluate participants' use of newly acquired job skills on the job. Level 4 -Results: Evaluate the organizational impact of training on company's workforce.