Training transfer evaluation in the public administration of Catalonia : the MEVIT factors model
Quesada Pallarès, Carla (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Pedagogia Aplicada)

Date:	2012
Abstract:	The current research highlights the need to find alternative ways to measure learning transfer by means of diagnosis of barriers and facilitators of training effectiveness (Baldwin & Ford, 1988 [1]; Noe, 1988 [2]; Pineda et al. , 2010 [3]; Quesada et al. , 2011 [4]). We developed the MEVIT model, a 40 items, 5-point Likert scale questionnaire measurings the factors affecting learning transfer. Our sample consisted of 458 employees of the Public Administration of Catalonia -PAC-. After an exploratory factor analysis, the results showed "motivational elements" as being the most valued factor by participants in training, with an average of 4. 49 out of 5 s. The least significant factors are related to the "work context" (3. 73), followed by the "elements of control over transfer opportunities" (3. 74). The study provides a reliable tool to measure what facilitates and what hinders learning transfer and, therefore, the areas of improvement for an efficient and cost-effective training in the PAC.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Factors of tranining transfer ; Training effectiveness ; Training transfer model ; Training evaluation
Published in:	Procedia: social and behavioral sciences, Vol. 46 (2012) , p. 1751-1755, ISSN 1877-0428

DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.05.372

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