Evaluating Learning and Development

Suitable for groups of people responsible for evaluating learning and development activities, this exercise encourages a critical analysis of learner reaction questionnaires, the most commonly used first level evaluation method. Allow around an hour for completion.

This two part exercise enables participants to focus on their learning objectives at the begining of a session, then reflect upon them again at the very end using a question card technique. It's also a great introductory exercise for starting off a training activity. Allow up to 20 mins for the first part of the exercise and about 30 mins for the second.

This exercise will help individuals examine their experience in order to gain new understanding and appreciation which can lead to performance improvement.

Suitable for learning, training and development professionals, this exercise allows participants to review the effectiveness of their evaluation process at the various levels. Allow up to one hour for completion.

Use this team session to explore the importance of evaluation and gain the support of your team to help you carry out reviews of training and development activities. Allow 75 minutes for completion.

The importance of evaluating training and development activities is the theme of this icebreaker. Allow 20 minutes to complete.

This template is designed to help evaluate the reactions of participants of a development activity. It can be tailored to suit your requirements.

A template for an individual and their manager to use when reviewing development activities, to identify whether their needs were met and what further support they require.