Performance Agreement Principle
Posted by David Richards on April 20, 2011
Every learning objective should have a corresponding evaluation task.
Evaluation tasks can be FORMAL or INFORMAL
Objectives should match evaluation tasks closely in two important areas: BEHAVIOR and CONDITION
Behavior describes the anticipated outcome of the training, while condition describes the circumstances under which performance is to take place.
When these elements match, an objective is said to have a PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT.
The performance agreement principle ensures consistency between what’s expected of learners in the objective and what they’re required to do in an evaluation.
Source: ASTD Learning System: “Measuring and Evaluating” p. 4
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