Posts by Hugh:
Line managers survey
I have closed my survey now for line managers and I got 161 responses, out of 654 that is a 25% response rate which is very acceptable.
I now have some data to analyse and on first glance it is looking rich.
I sent the survey using Google Forms and it has provided some good analysis already giving charts and percentages.
70:20:10 Framework
The 70/20/10 Model for Learning and Development is a learning and development model based on research and observation carried out from the 1960s until present. Morgan McCall and his colleagues working at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) are usually credited with originating the 70:20:10 ratio. Two of McCall’s colleagues, Michael M. Lombardo and Robert W. […]
Ethics Approval
The key principles to research (Bell 2010; Denscombe, 2010; Flick, 2007) are: Respect for the person Beneficence Justice Respect for the person includes informed consent, no deception, individuals privacy respected and accurate reporting of findings. Beneficence means that the research should do good and consider the wellbeing for the participant. Justice looks at the balance […]
Protected: Supervisors Log – 24 Nov 2015
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Survey and Questionnaire Design
Surveys give a snapshot of people’s thinking at a given point in time and collecting factual information relating to groups of people (Denscombe, 2010). Questionnaires are one of the most widely used means of collecting data (Rowley, 2014). A sample population is a sub-group of the entire population (Denscombe, 2010). In my survey the entire […]
Great ideas revisited
Kirkpatrick, D. (1996) Great ideas revisited. Techniques for Evaluating Training Programs. Revisiting Kirkpatrick’s Four-Level Model. Training & Development (January 1996) 54-59 Kirkpatrick reviews his own four-level model, regarded as a seminal work in the field of evaluation. While admitting that he has modified the guidelines, he maintains that the model is still valid since it […]
Kirkpatrick Model of Evaluation
Four Levels of Learning Evaluation Kirkpatrick’s ideas were published to a broader audience in 1959 in a series of articles in the US Training and Development Journal, but they are better known from a book he published in 1994 entitled “Evaluating Training Programs.” (Kirkpatrick & Kirkpatrick 1994). Other books that he has written on training evaluation […]
Researching and writing a dissertation or project Reference list:
Allison, B. (2004) The student’s guide to preparing dissertations and theses. 2nd ed. London: RoutledgeFalmer. Ball, S. (2012) The complete guide to writing your dissertation: advice, techniques and insights to help you enhance your grades. Oxford: How To Books. Berry, R. (2004) The research project: how to write it. 5th ed. Abingdon: Routledge. Biggam, […]
Protected: Supervisors Log – 30 October 2014
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