Kirkpatrick model of training evaluation
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The Kirkpatrick model of training evaluation is a widely used framework that assesses training effectiveness across four levels: participants’ reactions, learning, behavior change, and organizational results.
All labels observed (1)
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| Kirkpatrick model of training evaluation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kirkpatrick model of training evaluation Context triple: [Donald L. Kirkpatrick, knownFor, Kirkpatrick model of training evaluation]
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Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick is a Scottish-origin surname borne by various notable individuals across politics, academia, and the arts.
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“The Technology of Skill Formation”
“The Technology of Skill Formation” is an influential economics paper by James Heckman that analyzes how skills develop over the life cycle and emphasizes the importance of early childhood investments for later outcomes.
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Center for Effective Organizations
The Center for Effective Organizations is a research and education institute at the USC Marshall School of Business focused on advancing knowledge and practice in organizational effectiveness, human resources, and workplace design.
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The Psychology of Learning
The Psychology of Learning is a foundational work in educational and experimental psychology that systematically explores how organisms acquire and modify behavior through experience, helping to establish modern learning theory.
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The Advancement of Learning
The Advancement of Learning is a 1605 philosophical treatise by Francis Bacon that argues for the systematic reform and expansion of human knowledge through empirical inquiry and the scientific method.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kirkpatrick model of training evaluation Target entity description: The Kirkpatrick model of training evaluation is a widely used framework that assesses training effectiveness across four levels: participants’ reactions, learning, behavior change, and organizational results.
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A.
Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick is a Scottish-origin surname borne by various notable individuals across politics, academia, and the arts.
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B.
“The Technology of Skill Formation”
“The Technology of Skill Formation” is an influential economics paper by James Heckman that analyzes how skills develop over the life cycle and emphasizes the importance of early childhood investments for later outcomes.
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C.
Center for Effective Organizations
The Center for Effective Organizations is a research and education institute at the USC Marshall School of Business focused on advancing knowledge and practice in organizational effectiveness, human resources, and workplace design.
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D.
The Psychology of Learning
The Psychology of Learning is a foundational work in educational and experimental psychology that systematically explores how organisms acquire and modify behavior through experience, helping to establish modern learning theory.
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E.
The Advancement of Learning
The Advancement of Learning is a 1605 philosophical treatise by Francis Bacon that argues for the systematic reform and expansion of human knowledge through empirical inquiry and the scientific method.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational assessment framework
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human resource development model ⓘ training evaluation model ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kirkpatrick Four-Level Model
NERFINISHED
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Kirkpatrick Model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedBy |
HR practitioners
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instructional designers ⓘ training professionals ⓘ |
| basedOn | four-level hierarchical structure ⓘ |
| componentOf | training evaluation best practices ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
assumption of causal chain from reaction to results
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lack of strong empirical validation of four-level hierarchy ⓘ limited guidance on data collection methods ⓘ |
| developedBy | Donald Kirkpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Evaluating Training Programs (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
assessment of learning outcomes
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link between training and organizational results ⓘ measurement of behavior change on the job ⓘ participant satisfaction with training ⓘ |
| extendedBy | Kirkpatrick New World Model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1959 ⓘ |
| focusesOn | training effectiveness ⓘ |
| goal |
assess value of training programs
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demonstrate impact of training on organizational outcomes ⓘ improve design of training interventions ⓘ |
| hasLevel |
Level 1: Reaction
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Level 2: Learning ⓘ Level 3: Behavior ⓘ Level 4: Results ⓘ |
| hasTemporalExtent | widely used since late 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Holton evaluation model
NERFINISHED
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Phillips ROI Model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | program evaluation practices in training ⓘ |
| originCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| publishedIn | Journal of the American Society of Training Directors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
learning transfer
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performance improvement ⓘ return on training investment ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aligning training with business goals
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planning evaluation strategies for training ⓘ reporting training outcomes to stakeholders ⓘ |
| usedIn |
corporate training
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human resource development ⓘ learning and development ⓘ organizational training evaluation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Kirkpatrick model of training evaluation Description of subject: The Kirkpatrick model of training evaluation is a widely used framework that assesses training effectiveness across four levels: participants’ reactions, learning, behavior change, and organizational results.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Donald L. Kirkpatrick