Purpose types of training evaluations
Training Evaluation Models
Evaluation Variables
100

Provide data about various aspects of a training program

What are formative evaluations?

100

This model includes 4 different levels that help to assess training. These levels are arranged in a way that each succeeding level provides more important information than the previous one.

What is Kirkpatrick's Hierarchical Model?

100

trainee perceptions of the program and/or specific aspects of the course 

What are Reactions?

200

Provide data about the worthiness or effectiveness of a training program 

What are summative evaluations?

200

A training evaluation moel designed for formative evaluation that involves the measurement of cognitive, organizational, motivational, and attitudinal variables. 

What is the COMA Model?

200

on-the-job behaviour display, objective performance measures

What is Behaviour?
300

Provide information that describes the trainee once he/she has completed a training program 

What are descriptive evaluations?

300

A training evaluation model that specifies the target, focus, and methods of evaluation 

What is the Decision-Based Evaluation (DBE) model?

300

Trainee confidence in learning and/or behaviour displayed on the job

What is self-efficacy?

400

Provide information to determine whether training caused the post-training behaviors

What are casual evaluations?

400

*BONUS* A process to assess the value - the worthiness - of training programs to employees and to organizations 

What is training evaluation? 

400

Trainee desire to learn and/or transfer skills 

What is motivation?