Training Evaluation: Audience Resonse System as an Evaluation Tool

Training program evaluation is essential in developing and sustaining effective

training interventions. More specifically, measuring learning transfer is essential to

any training program as it determines whether learning has occurred and if the

learning objectives have been met. Kirkpatrick (2005), stated that training program

evaluation is used “to decide if a program should be continued, to decide if a

program should be modified, and to demonstrate the value of training – and thus

justify our existence [as trainers/human performance technologists/consultants]” (p.

19). The purpose of this study was to describe challenges in evaluating training and

how technology can aid in this process.