Exam 10: Training Evaluation

A new and very expensive training program will be implemented in your organization and it is very important to find out if the training has a positive effect on trainees' job performance. You are responsible for designing the evaluation. What training evaluation data collection design will you recommend?

The main reason procedural learning measures are NOT often used is centred on the level of complexity required to properly assess procedural learning.

Which common shortcoming is shared by all three descriptive training evaluation models described in the textbook?

Affective reaction measures the level of perceived usefulness of a training program.

What is the most significant advantage of conducting learning tests with trainees?

Immediate post-training questionnaire measures remain very popular with trainers. Which of the following is NOT a reason for this popularity?

You need to evaluate the effect of a training program on the organization and it will be Difficult or impossible to adequately assess the impact of training directly either with hard or soft data. What will be a good alternative?

What kind of research design would you use if you had very limited resources and were concerned only with measuring improvements in a group of trained employees?