EVALUATI NG WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED DURI NG TRAI NI NG
Different evaluation methods and their purpose
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What Who evaluates? When? For whom? For which decisions to be made? Comments What learners already know Trainer Before the training For the trainer For the learners To personalise the training course To form homogeneous and heterogeneous groups What learners already know prior to the training is assessed in relation to the course prerequisites. The prerequisites are the knowledge and understanding needed to follow a given training course effectively. This evaluation is particularly useful for technical training. What is being learned during the training Trainer During the training For the trainer For the learners To tailor the training methods and how the course runs in real time: the trainer decides whether what has been learned is sufficient to move onto a more complex stage, or whether there is a need to review certain points. If the gaps are minor, the trainer will be able to add to what has been learned as the training proceeds. This type of evaluation, which is carried out during the course of the training, is called formati ve. It allows the trainer to take decisions on how to proceed in pedagogical terms. It also allows the learner to know where they are, identify their strong points and concentrate more fully on their weaknesses. Evaluating what has been learned during training
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What has been learned during the training Trainer Certification body At the end of the training For the commissioner For the trainer For the learners To decide, in light of a previously established standard, if the level of knowledge or skills acquired by each learner is sufficient. This type of evaluation is called summative: it sums up the knowledge and skills acquired. This is a matter of checking whether participants are able to feed back the knowledge they have gained and put their skills into practice. This type of evaluation is often certificati ve: the review carried out determines whether or not a diploma or certificate should be awarded. The quality of the training provided Learners Commissioner Trainer At the different design stages During implementation At the end of the training For the commissioner For the trainer For the learners To validate the specification or not To validate the prototype or not To make any changes in the design or presentation of the training or not, in light of its implementation The quality of the training is built in from the outset. It involves the commissioner, the learners and the service provider in equal measure. Immediate evaluation, also known as satisfaction evaluation, is only one aspect of quality evaluation. Evaluating what has been learned during training
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Transferring what has been learned during training Learners Their operational managers Commissioner
Some time after the training, after what has been learned during the training has been put into practice. For the commissioner For operational managers For the learners To evaluate the appropriateness of the training response to the initial issue at the end of the day, and to take any decisions on how to update the training. The transfer represents "the degree to which learners apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes they have learned during training to their professional activity" (Baldwin and Ford). Factors related to the working environment, training and the individual who has undergone the training will all influence what is transferred to the workplace.