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Figure 3. Training Participants' Ratings for the Past 4 Years
2016
2015-2016 PY 2014-2015 PY Overall Training Rating
Training Presented Helpful Ideas Training Was Informative Training Increased My Knowledge Plan to do New Things Because of the Training
3.50
Item Rating (1=Strongly Disagree, 4=Strongly Agree)
In summary, 157 early care and education professionals took part in the Gateways trainings chosen for evaluation and 153 (97%) completed an evaluation Of those who completed an evaluation, and provided a response 99.3% rated the training they attended as Good or Excellent with an average rating of 3.83 on a scale from 1 to 4 (1=Poor, 2=Fair, 3=Good, 4=Excellent). Participants also provided high ratings when asked about specific characteristics of the trainings. For all of the trainings combined, the means ranged between 3.83 and 3.86 (1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Agree, 4=Strongly Agree) when reporting whether they agreed or disagreed with the following statements: The training presented helpful ideas that I will be able to use (Mean = 3.84), The training was informative (Mean = 3.83), The training increased my knowledge about the topic presented (Mean = 3.86), and Because of this training I plan to do new things with the children I serve (Mean = 3.85).
These findings are very similar to prior year’s findings when more (18) trainings were evaluated. While all trainings received a rating between Good and Excellent, Learning Environments and Curriculum received the lowest overall rating (3.74), followed by Heath, Safety, and Nutrition (3.76). The training which received the highest ratings was Special Needs and Inclusion with an overall rating of 4.00.
2013-2014 PY
2012-2013 PY
3.83
3.87
3.87 3.84
3.84 3.84
3.86 3.86
3.83 3.84
3.85 3.85
3.86 3.84
3.84 3.84
3.85 3.83
3.83 3.84
As previously reported, these findings are consistent with those of the last 3 program years, when a greater percentage evaluations was analyzed. See Appendix A for the full report on the trainings.
Photo Credit: Olivia Pillado, child Care Resource Center 2016 Karen Kaye Award Recipient
3.75 4.00
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