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Kennedy, Perri Estes; Chyung, Seung Youn; Winiecki, Donald J.; Brinkerhoff, Robert O. – International Journal of Training and Development, 2014
Training professionals have long acknowledged the necessity of conducting behavior-based (Level 3) and results-based (Level 4) evaluations, yet organizations do not frequently conduct such evaluations. This research examined training professionals' perceptions of the utility of Level 3 and Level 4 evaluations and the factors that facilitate…
Descriptors: Trainers, Attitudes, Barriers, Influences
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Saks, Alan M.; Burke, Lisa A. – International Journal of Training and Development, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between training evaluation and the transfer of training in organizations. We hypothesized that training evaluation frequency will be related to higher rates of transfer because evaluation information can identify weaknesses that lead to improvements in training programs and create…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transfer of Training, Evaluation Criteria, Professional Associations
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Blanchard, P. Nick; Thacker, James W.; Way, Sean A. – International Journal of Training and Development, 2000
Methods suggested by research for evaluating training were compared to survey responses from 202 Canadian organizations regarding actual evaluation practices. Most organizations appeared to evaluate at only one or two of Kirkpatrick's four levels. However, this may be appropriate in light of program objectives, type of organization, and purposes…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Trainers