Jim Slusher, Assistant Managing Editor/Staff Development at The Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, IL send this evaluation form they often use at the end of sessions to get some measure of their success. Although this is a valuable tool, he uses it somewhat sparingly. "We conduct monthly training sessions for each of several groups in the newsroom, and I've found that unless you insist that no one leave the room without certification of having turned in an evaluation, you tend to get a very small return and this either from those who love or those who hate a session, a questionable sample on all counts."

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Simple Clarity

October 23, 2000

Your feedback is important to us. Please take time to respond to the statements below. Thank you.

First, please describe the three main points you took from today's program:

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Course

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

The handout materials will help reinforce what I learned.

         

Practice activities were used appropriately to reinforce the learning.

         

The pace and length of the course(s) were appropriate to the material covered.

         

Value

         

The skills covered are important in my current job.

         

The course content met my expectations.

         

Attending course session(s) was a worthwhile investment of my time.

         

Instructor

         

The instructor(s) presented the information in a manner that was clear and easy for me to follow.

         

The instructor was effective at answering questions.

         

The instructor used class time effectively.

         

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