TY - JOUR
T1 - Validation of predicting transfer instruments in Spain
AU - Gonzalez-Ortiz-de-Zarate, Aitana
AU - Alonso Garcia, Miguel Aurelio
AU - Quesada-Pallares, Carla
AU - Berrocal Berrocal, Francisca
AU - McLean, Gary N.
PY - 2020/8/24
Y1 - 2020/8/24
N2 - PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to validate two scales, the factors predicting transfer (FPT) and the effectiveness questionnaire (CdE), in the Spanish Public Administration (SPA).Design/methodology/approachThe FPT was administered at the end of the training, and the CdE four months after training. Participants had attended one of the 62 trainings offered by the SPA. With 1,457 participants, exploratory factor analysis (EFA; n = 728) and confirmatory factory analysis (CFA) (n = 729), randomly assigned, were performed on the FPT, and CFA (n = 726) was applied to the CdE.FindingsA 30-item and four-factor solution emerged for the FPT through the EFA, which was confirmed by a good model fit through the CFA. A seven-item single-factor solution was confirmed for the CdE. Measurement invariance for the mode of instruction and gender was accepted for both instruments.Research limitations/implicationsFurther research should be done in a more heterogenous sample that includes private organizations, different sectors and sizes. In the human resource development (HRD) field, these results suggest, in line with previous research, the existence of underlying constructs of factors of transfer that migrate across cultures.Practical implicationsThe potential use of the FPT is the diagnosis of factors of transfer, and for the CdE, evaluation of the transfer of interventions at the behavioral level. The instruments are suitable for research and practice that compares online and in-class training.Originality/valueThe study performs the first rigorous analysis of measurement instruments to evaluate factors that predict transfer in Spain.
AB - PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to validate two scales, the factors predicting transfer (FPT) and the effectiveness questionnaire (CdE), in the Spanish Public Administration (SPA).Design/methodology/approachThe FPT was administered at the end of the training, and the CdE four months after training. Participants had attended one of the 62 trainings offered by the SPA. With 1,457 participants, exploratory factor analysis (EFA; n = 728) and confirmatory factory analysis (CFA) (n = 729), randomly assigned, were performed on the FPT, and CFA (n = 726) was applied to the CdE.FindingsA 30-item and four-factor solution emerged for the FPT through the EFA, which was confirmed by a good model fit through the CFA. A seven-item single-factor solution was confirmed for the CdE. Measurement invariance for the mode of instruction and gender was accepted for both instruments.Research limitations/implicationsFurther research should be done in a more heterogenous sample that includes private organizations, different sectors and sizes. In the human resource development (HRD) field, these results suggest, in line with previous research, the existence of underlying constructs of factors of transfer that migrate across cultures.Practical implicationsThe potential use of the FPT is the diagnosis of factors of transfer, and for the CdE, evaluation of the transfer of interventions at the behavioral level. The instruments are suitable for research and practice that compares online and in-class training.Originality/valueThe study performs the first rigorous analysis of measurement instruments to evaluate factors that predict transfer in Spain.
KW - Transfer
KW - Training transfer
KW - Transfer evaluation
KW - Training evaluation
KW - Instrument validation
KW - Factor analysis
KW - TRANSFER SYSTEM INVENTORY
KW - TRAINING TRANSFER
KW - FIT INDEXES
KW - MODEL
KW - SENSITIVITY
KW - DIRECTIONS
KW - STATE
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85085135576
U2 - 10.1108/EJTD-11-2019-0188
DO - 10.1108/EJTD-11-2019-0188
M3 - Article
SN - 2046-9012
VL - 44
SP - 695
EP - 715
JO - European Journal of Training and Development
JF - European Journal of Training and Development
IS - 6-7
ER -