HRM 3410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Descriptive Knowledge, Questionnaire Construction, Focus Group

• School: York University
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM 3410
• Professor: Ken Mc Bey

Document Summary

Formative evaluations provide data about various aspects of training design and delivery, e. g. , relevance of the training contents. It is helpful for trainers and those who design the training content. Hard data: objective, and including quantities, quality, time, and costs. Post-only data collection design: evaluation only after the training has occurred. The pre-post design: trainees are measured twice, once before (pre) and once after (post). The time series design: trainees are assessed several different times both before and after the training experience. cost-effectiveness evaluation. Summative evaluations provide data about the worthiness or effectiveness of a training program, e. g. , cost-benefit analyse. This information is helpful for managers and upper management. Soft data: subjective, and involving beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions. Causal evaluation designs: compare the learning, skills, and/or performance of those who receive training to a comparable (control) group of employees who do not. utility analysis.