What a Response Evaluation Tells You

A level 1, or response, evaluation reveals learners’ immediate reaction to training. It can help answer questions such as these:

  • Did training meet the expectations of learners?

  • Did learners find the learning experience emotionally and intellectually satisfying?

  • Did learners believe that they personally benefited from the training?

  • Was the style of presentation (facilitator, displays, activities) acceptable to learners?

  • How motivated were learners relative to the difficulties posed by the training?

  • Did learners complete enough of the course for learning to take place?

Just as important as what a level 1 evaluation measures is what it does not measure. Several studies have found that whether learners liked a course ...

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