How to you ensure that training and learning programs are working? This six-stage model takes you through all the essential steps, from getting management to buy into training to evaluating the program. Also included are: an extensive trainer's toolkit, checklists, and sample forms.

Training Design and Delivery

Business & Money

McArdle, Geri E.

Management & Leadership

ASTD

You'll find everything you need to know about training evaluation, summed up into manageable morsels. Each issue in this collection focuses on a specific element involved with training evaluation, allowing you to build your skill level from a basic understanding of evaluation to an exact expectation. Starting with the fundamentals, you'll make your way through all the levels of evaluation, including return on investment, how to collect data, and conduct testing to achieve those all important learning results. This one-stop reference source covers - Essentials for Evaluation - Level 1 Evaluation: Reaction and Planned Action - Level 2 Evaluation: Learning - Level 3 Evaluation: Application - Level 4 Evaluation: Business Results - Level 5 Evaluation: Return-on-Investment - Evaluating Technical Training: A Functional Approach - How to collect Data - Testing for Learning Outcomes - Surveys from Start to Finish

Guide To Training Evaluation

Use this collection of sample evaluation instruments and articles from organizations around the globe to give you a jump-start on work.

ASTD Trainer's Toolkit: More Evaluation Instruments

Stadius, Ruth

Health, Fitness & Dieting

This collection of assessment instruments provides additional examples of instruments and processes that have already been designed and used successfully in a wide variety of organizations and companies.

ASTD's Trainers Toolkit: Still More Needs Assessment (ASTD trainer's toolkit)

Organizational Development: An Info-Line Collection for Training & Performance Professionals

Consulting on the Inside is a book that takes its readers on a journey to the hearts and minds of internal consultants. The book is organized into three sections.

Consulting on the Inside: An Internal Consultant's Guide to Living and Working Inside Organizations

Scott, Beverly

Job Hunting & Careers

Manage training evaluation with an organized and systematic approach to build flexible interventions, determine whether performance interventions achieved goals, and how-to partner with stakeholders throughout the process. Included are practical tools, templates, and sample questions.

The Targeted Evaluation Process

Combs, Wendy L.

Falletta, Salvatore V.

Economics

ISD From the Ground Up is a book for both the novice or experienced trainer and instructional design professional. Acquire new instructional development systems (ISD) skills, build or refine existing skills, or use this concise, how-to guide as a refresher course in classic ISD. You'll be able to participate with the author through interactive exercises and create an instructional plan for your own training event.

ISD From the Ground Up: A No-Nonsense Approach to Instructional Design

Hodell, Chuck

The right physical environment can make or break your training session or program. This Infoline will show you how to get it right the first time. Filled with checklists and guidelines, this issue offers clear guidance on selecting the right setting, arranging a room, selecting the facility, and evaluating its suitability for your intended purpose. Included is sidebar on avoiding the most common pitfalls of facilities planning.

Facilities Planning

Finkel, Coleman

Finkel, Andrew D.

Human Resources

This issue describes objective, subjective, oral, and psychomotor tests. It provides directions on writing objective and subjective test items, and discusses measuring the validity and reliability of tests.

How to Train Managers to Train

Education & Teaching

Hacker, Deborah Grafinger

Schools & Teaching

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