EVALUATING TRAINING PROGRAMS

In 1959 Donald Kirkpatrick developed a four-level model for evaluating training programs. The "Kirkpatrick Modelo" has since become the most widely used approach to evaluating training in the corporate, government, and academic worlds. (...) Going beyond simple reaction questionnaires to rate training programs, Kirkpatrick's model focuses on four ares for a more comprehensive approach to evaluation:

• Evaluating Reaction
• Evaluating Learning
• Evaluating Behavior
• Evaluating Results