PEER RESPONSES: Week 3 - Discussion 1 Kirkpatrick's Taxonomy Nicole Brown Kirkpatrick’s Taxonomy is a four level method for evaluating the training process and its effect on individuals trained and the organization. (Kopp, 2014) The first two steps in the process are to obtain feedback from the trainees to see how they personally felt about the training held, assessing its value as a whole to support continued success for future trainees and to test, through multiple means, the degree of learning from the training. Level three and four is how the training is utilized for daily business and finally how it impacts the organization as a whole. This evaluation method can be applied in my organization and is very similar to how the Army conducts its after action reviews. Following all training there is an open forum where individuals in the training can express how well they did or didn’t like the training conducted. They also have the opportunity to suggest ways to improve the training in the future. The intent of the training is to be able to evaluate how well performance or production has improved since the training in order to meet the organizations goals. Bates (2004) states that the method is oversimplified in order to determine if the training is truly effective based on research that concluded that there are too many differing factors between individual, organizational, and training factors. Another disadvantage is the casual linkage between the training and the outcome from the training. It is believed to not be necessarily true that if individuals trained found value in the training and that it was a direct effect on any changes. In order to minimize the disadvantages of the tool, as an organization I would either establish a longer period of time to evaluate or, realistically, accept the training results as a success when organizational goals are met. Future modifications to training can be evaluated as future training is conducted and performance goals are reassessed. References Bates, R. (2004). A critical analysis of evaluation practice: the Kirkpatrick model and the principle of beneficence. Evaluation and Program Planning, 27, 341-347. Retrieved from https://aetcnec.ucsf.edu/sites/aetcnec.ucsf.edu/files/resources/A%20critical%20analysis%20of%20evaluation%20practice.pdf Kopp, D. M. (2014). Human resource development: Performance improvement through learning. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education. \ Week 3 Discussion 1 Debra Fowler-Mills 11/23/2016 7:13:47 PM How would you use Kirkpatrick’s taxonomy to evaluate the training? Kirkpatrick, developed what is called Kirkpatrick’s taxonomy, it contains four levels of evaluation, reaction, Learning, behavior, and result (Kopp, 2014). as stated in the Lecture it would first be important to understand how the models work, and be aware of the advantages and disadvantages. Bates noted that the Kirkpatrick model is one of the most popular models in organizational.