ISPI DFW Performance Improvement Forum

Many of you are familiar with Kirkpatrick's levels of evaluation in regard to training programs. 

Level 1 - Reactions
Level 2 - Learning
Level 3 - Behavior/Transfer
Level 4 - Results

While most companies will happily allow and encourage a level 1 and 2 evaluation, some are hesitant to go as far as level 3.  So, while most companies are willing to receive feedback on how the learners "felt" about their training session and are willing to implement a knowledge assessment of some sort to determine if the learner gained any knowledge from the training session, why would companies be hesitant to identify if a learner was actually using the objectives learned?

This month's question:  Have you successfully implemented a level 3 evaluation?

Tell us about your success story

• Who were the learners?
• What did they learn?
• What time frame was involved in the learning process and evaluation process?
• In what environment was the evaluation implemented, how was the evaluation implemented?
• Why do you believe this effort was a success?

Feel free to disclose, or not, the company information. 

Hopefully, as a result of this discussion, we will have some great ideas regarding successful implementations that others can review and apply in their own environments.

You are looking at the new Performance Improvement Forum blog created for ISPI DFW!

For the month of April 2005, we will be answering and discussing the ISPI DFW Survey questions (http://surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=55906893519)

1. Please decribe the top 3 reasons you attend the DFW ISPI Chapter meetings.

2. What would cause you to become more involved in DFW ISPI?

3. What keeps you from attending ISPI DFW meetings or events?

4. How valuable to you is the DFW ISPI Newsletter?

5. What thoughts do you have to help improve the newsletter? Include ideas on alternate methods of communication.

6. What is the best way for you to access the ISPI DFW newsletter?

7. Regarding 2005 chapter programs, what 3 areas do you think will be most important to the area of performance improvement?

8. What should the DFW ISPI programs focus on to impact your career and your work?

9. How much do the monthly programs affect whether or not you attend the meetings?

10. Please list the ways in which you would like to become involved in the DFW ISPI Chapter.