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Characteristics of evaluation in continuous training programmes: designing evaluation alongside the training’s learning objectives

Robert Sandell, Course manager

The Swedish National Courts Administration

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Agenda

1. Why, what, who, when?

2. How we work with evaluations

3. Possible improvements

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Why do we evaluate?

• Information

• Improvement

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What do we evaluate?

• Satisfaction?

• Lectures/teachers

• Room

• Food

• Coffee break

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Who does the evaluation?

• The teacher?

• The training organizer?

• Other part of the organization?

• Manager or co-worker?

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When do we evaluate?

• In the classroom?

• After a couple of days?

• One or more evaluations?

• Forgetfulness/reflection

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Discuss with the person next to you

What is the main reason why you evaluate your training programs?

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How we work with evaluations

• Course-description

– Learning objectives

– Responsibility for the courts/the individual participant and the training

organizer

• Post-evaluation - questionnaire 1-3 workdays after completed

course

• Long-term evaluation - questionnaire, 90 days after completed

course

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Course evaluation - questionnaire

1. What is your overall assessment of the value of the course?

5. Very valuable – 1. Not valuable

2. How well do you think the content of the course corresponded to its purpose?

(The purpose of the course session is taken from the course description)

5. Very much - 1. Not at all + Comment

3. How well do you judge that you have achieved the purpose of the course session?

5. Very much - 1. Not at all + Comment

4. Were the required admission requirements and / or the preparatory moments

relevant to the course?

Comment

5. Have you completed the course at the right time for your and your business

needs? Motivate!

Comment

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Course evaluation - questionnaire

6. How well were the pedagogical forms of work adapted to the goals and content of

the course (eg lecture, case study, exercises, discussions)?

Comment

7. Describe what actions you will take as an effect of what you learned on this

course.

Comment

8. Suggestions for the development of the course.

Comment

9. Is there anything else you want to add, eg. about the application procedure,

information about the education and hotel / course center, etc.?

Comment

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Long-term evaluation - questionnaire

1. What is your overall assessment of the value of the course for the business?

5. Very valuable - 1. Not valuable

2. Comment on the above question. These parts have been particularly valuable to

me.

3. In what ways have you had the opportunity to use your newly acquired knowledge

after the course?

Comment

4. What measures have you taken as a result of what you have learned in the

course, eg Improvement of routines, procedures on your court/department/ unit?

Comment

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Long-term evaluation - questionnaire

5. It what way have you shared with other employees within your

organization what you have learned after completing the course?

Comment

6. Suggestions for the development of the course.

Comment

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What kind of information do we get?

• Reaction

• ”Learning”

• ”Behavior change”

• Effect

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Discuss with the person next to you

Which information is important for you to get out your evaluations?

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Designing evaluation alongside the

training’s learning objectives

• Effect

• Purpose and learning objectives evaluation tools

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Possible improvements

• Level 2 – learning

– Preparatory test

– Different questions in the post-evaluation

• Level 3 – Change of behavior

– Manager or colleagues

– Questionnaire and/or observation

• Level 4 – Results

– Extensive follow-ups

• To keep in mind

– Time vs results

– Caring for the business

– Courses that deliver according to the course description

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Thank you

Robert Sandell

Course manager

The Swedish National Courts Administration

robert.sandell@dom.seDOMSTOLSVERKET

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