This article describes Kodak's procedure for analyzing, developing and pretesting training programs through its Marketing Education Center. Included is a case history of the application of the method which greatly affects cost effectiveness. (RR)

The second phase--planning phase--in a three-part training evaluation process for organizations, businesses, and/or industry is presented through dramatization and commentary. (Steps in this phase include design, organize, estimate cost, offer options and negotiate, and present findings.) A flow chart traces the entire training evaluation process.…

Article shows how programmed learning can be a very effective method of training casual workers in a process industry. (Editor)

Reports the results of survey conducted among private employers and personnel managers in Birmingham, Alabama. (MB)

Training is a major component in the development of an organization and in helping it to deal with social, organizational, and technological change. Planning training activities or developing an inservice education program involves several steps: establishing goals for training, planning a training design with sequence and continuity, selecting…

Presents methodology that might be employed in evaluating learners' opinions and judgments in complex instructional or training settings. (Editor/TA)

The process of evaluating the training of federal civil service employees is summarized in three phases: (1) the focus--establishing the scope and objectives of the evaluation effort, (2) the plan--developing a blueprint for conducting the project, and (3) the implementation--obtaining necessary data, interpreting them, and providing conclusions…

Thirty public school personnel from the immediate area of Southern Illinois University participated in a 3-week institute to train them to evaluate educational programs. The training emphasized writing appropriate objectives for and problems encountered in evaluation, as well as techniques of data collection and analysis. As part of the training,…

A major problem inherent in the synthesis of the Model Training Project (MTP) evaluation reports cited herein is the absence of the following: (1) a formal project evaluation design, (2) a set of adequate specifications or standards upon which to assess project activities, (3) concensus among project staff on specific criteria for project…

The document is the fourth of a five-part series focusing in minute detail on the processes involved in the formulation of an instructional systems development (ISD) program for military interservice training that will adequately train individuals to do a particular job. Inputs, procedures, and outputs for Phase IV (Implement) and Phase V…

Describes a method to elicit data about the results of a personnel training program so that quality improvements can be made by having trainees' supervisors evaluate the training impact on the job. Also describes cases in different organizations where this approach was used to determine program weaknesses and strengths. (MF)

Professors in the University of Pittsburgh School of Education were invited by the Venezuelan Ministry of Education to develop a seminar following three general objectives: (1) obtain points of theoretical reference about the evaluation of personnel, curriculum, and institutions, (2) present an overview of principles, problems, and examples of…

This document is divided into three main parts. The first part includes the introduction, history, objectives and rational for the Model Training Project (MTP); part two deals with the individual consortium responses to the questionnaire developed for this report; and the final section contains the summary and conclusions derived from the previous…