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Because the purpose of our instructional project is to change the learners' attitude and understanding of diversity, project evaluation will primarily consist of qualitative measures. Following are the recommended steps to gather the necessary data to evaluate this training model. 1. Collect information on student understanding of diversity prior to training and again after training to evaluate changes in: a. the understanding of components that contribute to diversity b. the ability to identify actions and attitudes that build or undermine a culture of diversity c. the understanding of how the creation of a diverse corporate culture benefits the corporation and its employees d. personal attitudes that support or undermine diversity and inclusion 2. Collect information gathered through formative assessments during training. 3. Survey attendees 30 days after the completion of training to obtain information on changes since the completion of training. Survey will explore positive changes made as a result of training or negative changes that undermine the culture of diversity 4. Perform interviews with a selected trainees and management to evaluate the change or lack of change as a result of the training 5. Evaluate effectiveness of training process by surveying attendees upon the end of the training session and notations gathered by trainers and designers attending this pilot training. Key goals are to a. Evaluate presentation of training, including timing, transitions, effectiveness of trainee activities, student engagement. b. Identify opportunities to improve training c. Identify strong points of training d. Effectiveness of media and materials e. Trainer effectiveness f. Effectiveness of training environment The following tools will be used to gather evaluation data: 1. Pretest and Posttest used to evaluate changes in student knowledge and attitude. The test should include a series of multiple choice question to evaluate key concepts and several open-ended and reflective questions to obtain information related to understanding of importance of a diverse culture to the organization and to measure individual attitudes and beliefs. Finally the test should include pre-training expectations and a post-training evaluation of how well those expectations were addressed. 2. Reflection forms for documenting observations related to student activity and engagement, trainer effectiveness, and training process 3. Post training survey to document participant opinions on the effectiveness, usefulness, and applicability of the training. 4. Survey to collect information from attendees and management on the visibility and longevity of the change. 5. Interview guide for post training interviews with selected trainees and managers
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 * Great start, Janet. I can see elements of MRKK(2011), Ch.11. We are using various sources of data to make the evaluation more reliable. (PT 12:18PM 2/16) **