SPHR Human Resources

Category - Development

All of the following statements about Kirkpatrick’s behavior level evaluation are true except
  1. It measures “transfer of training” - the degree to which participants apply the skills and knowledge covered in the training sessions in the workplace.
  2. It measures whether and to what degree participants have mastered the skills or acquired the knowledge explored through the learning objectives.
  3. It measures changes in behavior that might be the result of factors unrelated to the HRD/training initiative.
  4. It measures whether participants’ on-the-job behaviors have changed in a manner consistent with training objectives.
Explanation
Answer - B - The degree to which participants have mastered the skills or acquired the knowledge explored through the learning objectives is a function of Kirkpatrick’s learning-level of evaluation.

Key Takeaway: Behavior level evaluation does measure “transfer of training”-the degree to which participants apply the skills and knowledge covered in the training sessions in the workplace. Behavior level evaluation could potentially measure changes in behavioral that might be the result of factors unrelated to the HRD/training initiative. Behavior level evaluation does also measure whether participants’’ on-the-job behaviors have change din a manner consistent with training objectives.
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