Evaluating the effectiveness of in-service training programs for teachers based on the Krickpatrick method

The training that employees receive can affect the service quality outco mes. Teaching programming to teac hers is a priority for effective learning and effectiveness. Innovative approa ches in training the human resources should be used so that the organization has knowledgeable and skilled human resources. One of the new methods that have been present ed in developed countries to strength hen the motivation and ability to solve problems in people is to teach the programming. The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching programming for teachers based on "Kirkpatrick model." The research population was all those who parti cipated in the in-service program mming courses for teachers who participated in these courses in the academic year of 2010-2019. The tool at the first, third and fourth levels was the standard questionnaire for evaluating the effectiveness of train ing courses based on Kirkpatrick's model. The measuring tool of the second level (learning) was a question nnaire designed by a programming expert. The validity and reliability of the questionnaires were checked. Research questions were analyzed with one-sample t-test and correlated t-test. The results of the analysis of the data collected from the in-service programming course for teachers showed that with a probability of 95%, holding in-service program mming courses for teachers has an effect on the level of reaction, learning, behavior and results.