Performance-Focused Learner Surveys

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Performance-Focused Learner Surveys offers a research-backed method for surveying learners, collecting valuable data, and clearly reporting results. The second edition builds on the original classic, focusing on three main objectives: measuring learning effectiveness, generating actionable insights, and delivering messages that encourage action. This edition features improved question wording, an expanded pool of candidate questions, and new chapters on comment questions, stealth messaging, enhancing survey response rates, and customizing questions. Dr. Will Thalheimer's work aligns learner surveys with learning research, providing a comprehensive guide infused with optimism and humor. This edition is designed for trainers, instructional designers, educators, e-learning developers, and chief learning officers, fostering continuous improvement while demonstrating the advantages of enhanced survey methods. Evaluation and survey experts will also find value in Thalheimer’s unique questioning approach. Endorsements from thought leaders highlight the book's significance in improving learner feedback and providing actionable data. Thalheimer's insights challenge current practices, offering sensible alternatives for effective feedback tools. The second edition continues to support learning professionals in making training evaluations more beneficial for ongoing improvement and decision-making. An evidence-based approach to survey d