Aug 27

Written by: Elearning
8/27/2007 3:23 PM

Will Thalheimer did an informal poll of learning professionals asking how the highest level of assessment they did (based on Kirkpatrick's Four Levels).  He found:

• 11% said they did NO evaluation
• 26% said they did Level 1 smile sheets
• 48% said they measured Level 2 learning
• 15% said they measured Level 3 on-the-job performance
• 0% said they measured Level 4 business results

Why?  In my experience we've found it hard to move beyond Level 1 smile sheets.  There are methodology issues, of course, but frequently we've been prevented from moving past Level 1 assessments because of political and even legal issues.  In our experience assessing learning is frequently out of the control of the training department.  There are complex issues that require HR, legal and executive buy.  Isn't it time we start addressing those issues?

via Will at Work Learning

 

 

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