The prevailing wisdom in the evaluation of training effectiveness is that participants' reactions are of limited utility; however, they continue to be the preferred instrument in most industrial settings. The end result of this policy could be disastrous as well as expensive in light of research which indicates that training participants tend systematically to distort their evaluations of training in a positive fashion.
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