Do team building training interventions work? evaluation using Kirkpatrick’s model in a college setting

Pages: 450-455
Kanika K. Ahuja, Garima Srivastava, and Priyanka Padhy (Department of Psychology, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi, Delhi)

The purpose of the current study was to evaluate a team building training intervention on 99 college going female students. This study followed a between group post-only experimental design where the experimental group underwent team building training and the control group did not. The training workshop conducted by NLP practitioners was based on Tuckman’s model (1965) where the activities were divided into 5 stages of team building using innovative pedagogical tools. The effectiveness of training was assessed at three levels of evaluation (reaction, learning & behaviour) as per the Kirkpatrick’s model with the help of Training Feedback Form (measuring level 1-Reaction), Knowledge about teams’ questionnaire (measuring level 2-learning outcomes), and Perceived Cohesion Scale (assessing level 3-Behaviour/Group Cohesion). t tests for independent samples revealed that the training program was effective. The experimental group’s level of learning and group cohesion was significantly higher than that of the control group. The current study contributes support for the usage of team building training, and the Kirkpatrick model for evaluation in the Indian context.