{"id":991,"date":"2013-05-20T15:59:10","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T15:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/blog\/?p=991"},"modified":"2023-06-23T13:46:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T13:46:07","slug":"evaluation-just-an-add-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/evaluation-just-an-add-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Evaluation – just an add-on?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You have probably done it yourself.\u00a0 It’s the end of the course, people are starting to think about the train home or tomorrow’s meeting, and the trainer smiles and gives you an A4 sheet asking for your feedback.\"writing<\/a>The course was pretty good, you know they’re going to see the scores you give, you don\u2019t want any unpleasantness right at the end and you have little time or interest in writing much comment. So it’s a quick set of ticks, hand it back, smile and off you go.\u00a0 The happy sheet has made its usual appearance.\u00a0 Mostly harmless, but not very useful to anyone.<\/p>\n

That’s not evaluation in my view.<\/p>\n

Evaluation is all about value.<\/strong>\u00a0 What value did the learner want to get from engaging with the training?\u00a0 How much of that expected value came through on the day?\u00a0 What unexpected value was added, by the trainer, discussion with other participants, or the learner’s own insights?<\/p>\n

Taking it further, how will the potential value from learning now be turned into actual value at work?\u00a0 When and how will the new or refreshed skills be applied?\u00a0 How will customers, suppliers, colleagues or the boss benefit?<\/strong>\u00a0 Has the learning been strongly embedded enough to overcome the inevitable hindrances?\u00a0 Can the learner pass on anything of what they’ve learned to help their team or a fellow-worker?<\/p>\n

I have found that posing questions like this help to measure the real value of good learning<\/strong>.\u00a0 So, for example, I know that we teach Writing Dynamics™<\/a> in such a way that people<\/p>\n