Select the appropriate training evaluation techniques

When it comes to the evaluation of training programs, it’s best to start at the beginning. So before you decide what to measure, or how to measure it, choose the evaluation technique that’s most helpful for your needs.

Not sure which training evaluation techniques are on the menu? Here are some of the most popular methods used today.

What are the methods of training evaluation?

There’s a long (and we mean long!) list of training evaluation techniques to choose from, and this can be overwhelming. But there are five techniques that are most often trusted by companies today. Some of these techniques are referred to as models, or training evaluation methods, and we’ll use these terms interchangeably.

• Kirkpatrick’s Four-level Training Evaluation Model
• The Phillips ROI Model
• Kaufman’s Five Levels of Evaluation
• Anderson’s Model of Learning Evaluation
• Summative vs Formative Evaluation