Table 3 The Kirkpatrick Training Evaluation Model used as a framework for the Health Education England/National Institute for Health Research Internship evaluation findings
Level | Kirkpatrick model focus | Kirkpatrick model question | Internship evaluation focus | Potential topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reaction | To what degree participants react favourably to the learning event | Stakeholder experiences of the programme | Recruitment and programme experiences |
2 | Learning | To what degree participants acquire the intended knowledge, skills and attitudes based on their participation in the learning event | Programme outcomes: impact on the individual intern | Completion rates; changes to intern’s knowledge, skills and attributes (e.g. confidence) |
3 | Behaviour | To what degree participants apply what they learned during training when they are back on the job | Learning transferred and applied into clinical practice | Impact beyond self to others (e.g. research champion, research culture) |
4 | Results | To what degree the targeted outcome occurs, as a result of the learning event(s) and their subsequent reinforcement | Research career progression and impact within an organisational context | Progression to Integrated Clinical Academic pathway and roles; other indicators of research career progression |