Content about Don Kirkpatrick

November 23, 2011
Last Word: Remember When

Trainingmagazine graciously asked me to write the final Last Word column for 2011 in view of my 50-plus years as a training professional, my creation of the Four Levels of Evaluation, and my recent
retirement. Much has happened through these last 50 years.

By Don Kirkpatrick

Trainingmagazine graciously asked me to write the final Last Word column for 2011 in view of my
50-plus years as a training professional, my creation of the Four Levels of Evaluation, and my recent
retirement. Much has happened through these last 50 years.

July 25, 2011
Training Today: Father of the Four Levels Retires

After creating the Four Levels of Evaluationmore than 50 years ago, Don Kirkpatrick recently announced his retirement. His “swan song” took place the end of May in Orlando at the ASTD national conference when he conducted his final workshops on the four levels. He reminisces with Training about the evolution of the four levels.

After creating the Four Levels of Evaluation more than 50 years ago, Don Kirkpatrick recently announced his retirement. His “swan song” took place the end of May in Orlando at the ASTD national conference when he conducted his final workshops on the four levels. He reminisced with Training about the evolution of the four levels:

July 1, 2011
The Story of The Four Levels of Evaluation

Can you believe Don Kirkpatrick’s four articles on Reaction, Learning, Behavior, and Results were first printed in a trainingjournal more than 50 years ago? Immediately, they began to get the attention of training people. Some called them the “four levels,” while others named them the “Kirkpatrick Model” for evaluating training programs. Kirkpatrick actually had not called them either one.

By Don Kirkpatrick

Can you believe my four articles on Reaction, Learning, Behavior, and Results were printed in ASTD’s Training & Developmentjournal more than 50 years ago? Immediately, they began to get the attention of training people. Some called them the “four levels,” while others named them the “Kirkpatrick Model” for evaluating training programs.

I had not called them either one. They were based on my 1954 dissertation for my Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin and research I had done between 1954 and 1959.