Shirley J. Caruso, Ed.D. Donald Kirkpatrick (March 15, 1924 – May 9, 2014), Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin and past president of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), which is now known as Association for Talent Development (ATD), first published his Four-Level Training Evaluation Model in 1959, in the US Training and Development Journal. Assessing training … [Read more...]
Donald Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation
Donald Kirkpatrick's four levels of evaluation are designed as a sequence of ways to evaluate training programs: Level 1 - Reaction The participants' immediate reactions to a course can be measured in this level. This level of evaluation obtains the opinions, feelings, and perspectives of the learner regarding a training program. Level 2 - Learning This level tests participants to determine … [Read more...]