Your organization or accrediting body may require you to collect evaluations from learners. It is important to recognize the value of these documents and their relevance within a larger process. More »

Learning & Development , Higher Education

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Measuring and Evaluating

Membership

My first interest in ASTD came in 1949 when I finished my MBA in Personnel Management from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. A discussion with my professor, Dr. Russell Moberly, led me to take a job as an instructor with the Management Institute (MI) of th... More »

Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Beginner Level Content , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

A goal of successful business is to choose a course of action that will produce profitable results. In training departments, for example, directives to increase the bottom line can come as suggestions to eliminate certain programs, raise prices, reduce expenditures, or ... More »

Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

As a trainer, you should continually seek to determine how well your training content is meeting the performance needs of your learners and their organization(s). By regularly examining the content, materials, delivery style, learning environment, and other pertinent fa... More »

Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Delivering Training , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

People often ask questions, such as, "What kinds of metrics are most commonly used to measure ROI?" There then follows discussions on the kinds of measures used, or that shouldn't be used, and sometimes the conversation goes off track and conflict brakes out. While peop... More »

Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating