Question

Using New World Kirkpartner Model.Describe the four stages of this model of Nurses in a Hospital who have taken their training.Describe briefly in the form of slides 8-9 slides (2000 words)

Answer 1

INTRODUCTION

ABOUT THE MODEL - Kirkpartner Model is the best known model to be used in now a days for proper evaluation and analyzing the result of the educational programs and training provided to the newly hired professional.Both formal and informal training programs are included under it. It is one of the common way of learning and developing professionals and other effective measures of learning solution.This model was developed in 1955 by Donald Krickpatrick and being one of the common methods it has great chances of misuse.

This model is composed of four levels - Reaction, Learning, Behaviour and Results. You just have to follow these level linearly starting with how you want people to react to the training and learning provided to them and ending it with the result, but this is considered as the wrong way of learning according to Jeff Toister and according to him the reverse method will prove to be better, i.e starting it with level four and identifying the result you want to achieve than moving to the third level to think of the participants and the need to work on the results and so on.According to him Measuring learning effectiveness will make easier to connect to the training to organisational goal.

A brief learning of the four level of this model -

1- Reaction - This is considered to be the very first level of this model under which the reaction of the people is obsereved towards the training and other learning program they receive and in order to measure their reaction about the tarining the best and the most common way is to conduct a survey after providng them with the training so that they can easily give their feedback regarding like - what did they think about the training they receive, are they satisfied with the learning and the training program, did they really finf the training useful, did they think that the training is sufficient.Here the Question is talking about the nurses in the hospitals so for them a proper training and a learning program is conducted in order to make aware about the work to be done and to sharpen their skills and knowledge further, thus after providing them with the training their reaction is to be considered for this level towards the training they received and what they actually think about the whole training and did they think that the training provide to them give them the required knowledge or are they satisfied with the training program.

Some of the example of this level are

• Smile sheets.
• Post Training program questionnaires.
• Encouraging to provide with written comment.
• Interviews.
• Online Assessment
• Conducted at the end of the training immediately.
• Printed or oral reports provided by evaluator to the supervisors.

2- Learning - This is the second most level of the krickpartner model,thus this is to consider that what they actually learned from the training provided to them.Evaluating at this level means to gauge the level participants have developed in expertise, mindset, knowledge.Evaluation at this level is far more challenging and time consuming than that of level one. At this level techniques vary from formal to informal test and from self assessment to team assessment. If it is possible individuals take the test prior to the training and following training to figure out how musch the participants learned the new skills. Again we will consider the training provided to the nurses and after their reactionwe will check that what they have actually learnt from the training.

Some example of examples of this learning level of the model are

• Exams, assessments and interview prior to and immediately after the training.
• Observation by peers and instructors.
• Interview prior and after the assessment
• Strategies for the assessment should be relevant to the goals.
• Printed and electronic and interview type examination can be conducted
• Use of a control group in order to compare.

3- Behaviour - This is the third level of the krickpartner model,at this level we observe and analyse the difference or any change in the participant behaviour st work after completing the program. By assessing the change in behaviour helps in figuring out that the knowledge, skills, mindset the program taught are being at the workplace or not. This level offers the truest evaluation for the majority of the people about the program's usefulness.Testing at this level is challenging as it is generally impossible to anticipate when a person will start utlilizing what they have actually learned from the training or the program, making it more difficult to determine when, how often and exactly how to evaluate a participants post assessment. here after providing with the training program to the nurses of the hospitals we at this level will consider their behaviour that are they actually practicising what they have learnt from their training. If the participants actuallu uses their new skills in the day to day jobs then the common way to measure it is through inspection.

Some of the examples of this level of the model are-

• These can be carried out through observation and interview.
• Quick examination is done immediately after the program are not reliable since individual change in various ways from time to time.
• Examination are usually more successful when incorporated from present management and trainig method at participants workplace.
• Were the knowledge and skills gained used.
• Evaluation need to be subtle until change is noticeable, after which a more through examination tools is used.
• 360 degree feedback tool to be used.
• Survey and close observation after some time are necessary to evaluate significant change and how long the change will last

4- Result - At this fourth level of the given model finally it is noticed that what this changed behaviour of an individual will result in. This level is commonly regarded as the primary goal of the program, thsi level helps in determing the overall success of the training program by measuring the factors such as lowered spending, higher return on investment, improved quality of goods, less accidents at workplace, more efficient production and a higher quality of sales.The above factors are the main reason of the model, figuring out whether or not the results of the training program can be linked to be better finances is hard to determine. The result of the nurses training are observed at this level.

Some of the examples of this level of the model are

• No final result can be found unless positive change takes place.
• Use of control group.
• Allow enough time to measure and to evaluate.
• The process is to determined which method and how these procedures are relevant to the participants feedback.
• Improper observation and the inability to make a connection with training input type will make it harder to see how the training program made a difference.