Designing evaluation studies to optimally inform policy: what factors do policy-makers in China consider when making resource allocation decisions on healthcare worker training programmes?

Table 2 The four levels of the Kirkpatrick model and their definitions

Outcome level	Definition
Reaction	Assess how training participants react to the training and their perceived value of the training.
Learning	To what degree participants acquire intended knowledge, skills and attitudes based on participation in the learning event.
Behaviour	To what degree participants apply what they learned at training sessions on the job.
Programmatic results	Measure of the improvements that are expected in the team, programme or other context in which the trainee works. For example, successful treatment rate, case detection rate or patient satisfaction with services delivered by trained HCPs.

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