When Will You Collect Data?
The timing of evaluation efforts can determine how much you measure and how well the data reflect actual results (figure 11-4). The longer you wait to evaluate, the more cumulative the results you observe will be, but the more those results will be influenced by other causes.
Figure 11-4. Determining when to evaluate.
The level of knowledge or degree of application of training can vary during-the months following training. Measuring right after training may overstate results for a learning evaluation but understate them for a performance evaluation and miss them altogether for a business results evaluation. An end-of-course ...
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