Instructional Design Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Instructional Design explores the systematic process of creating effective educational experiences and materials for learners in various settings, such as schools, workplaces, and online environments. The course covers foundational theories of learning, instructional models like ADDIE and SAM, analysis of learner needs, goal and objective development, and the selection of appropriate instructional strategies and technologies. Students will gain practical skills in designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating instructional materials, with a focus on aligning content with learning outcomes and assessment methods to maximize learner engagement and achievement.
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Effective Training 5th Edition by P. Nick Blanchard
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Chapter 1: Training in Organizations
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Q1) Higher birth rates are one of the reasons for the changing demographics in North America.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following are predicted to contribute to a labor shortage in the next 10 years?
A)Baby boomers will retire
B)Changes in technology
C)Continuing recession
D)Both A & B
E)All of the above
Answer: D
Q3) An open system has three parts input,process,and output.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Aligning Training With Strategy
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Q1) Organizational design refers to
A)The type of technology used.
B)The type and style of decision making used.
C)How the division of labor is set up.
D)Both B & C.
E)None of the above.
Answer: E
Q2) What is one reason companies should invest in strategic HR?
A)To be able to grow
B)To increase their market value
C)To centralize their strategies
D)To involve management
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a step in the generic planned change model?
A)Goals are developed and handed down by a centralized top management team.
B)A compelling need for change is established.
C)The results of the approach are evaluated.
D)An approach to addressing the cause is selected.
E)All of the above are steps in a general planned change model.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Learning, motivation, and Performance
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Q1) Punishment is an undesirable management and training tool.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The power that a group has over its members was first noted in which studies of the 1920's and the 1930's?
A)Watson studies
B)Hawthorne studies
C)Pajama factory studies
D)Group norm studies
Answer: B
Q3) Self-efficacy is an important concept in understanding motivation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The best way to improve employee performance is to "copy" a successful organization's motivational tactics.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Needs Analysis
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Q1) Which of the following focuses on an anticipated performance problem in the future?
A)The PAQ
B)A reactive TNA
C)A proactive TNA
D)Work sampling
Q2) In smaller organizations it would be easier to integrate a proactive approach to TNA than in larger organizations.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A speed test can appropriately be used to measure the _____ of a skill.
A)Compilation
B)Aggressiveness
C)Automaticity
D)Knowledge
Q4) When a KSA deficiency is determined,what is the appropriate response?
A)Training
B)Job aid
C)Practice
D)Any of the above,depending on the circumstances
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Chapter 5: Training Design
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Q1) The way that trainees are required to demonstrate that they have learned a KSA they are expected to acquire through training is called a
A)Training objective.
B)Learning objective.
C)Transfer of training objective.
D)Organizational outcome objective.
Q2) The process of relapse prevention was
A)Not very effective until combined with expectancy theory.
B)Not at all effective alone
C)More effective when combined with goal setting.
D)Only effective for blue-collar training.
Q3) Which of the following statements is true?
A)Intuitive learners appreciate practical applications in training.
B)To assist active learners,have group discussion.
C)To assist global learners,provide them with lecture notes with missing key terms,etc.and have them fill in the blanks after a module is completed.
D)Sensor learners appreciate a theoretical focus.
Q4) Why are peer support and supervisor support important to the transfer process?
Q5) When should the whole learning method be utilized?
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Chapter 6: Traditional Training Methods
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Q1) The direct question is specific in nature and,therefore,has a specific answer.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Behavioral modeling is based on which theory?
A)Bandura's social learning theory
B)Goldstein's training model
C)Vroom's expectancy theory
D)Skinner's reinforcement theory
E)Elaboration theory
Q3) _____ is the process of providing one?to?one guidance and instruction to improve the knowledge,skills,and work performance of the trainee.
A)Behavior modeling
B)Computer simulation
C)Coaching
D)Tutoring
Q4) A lecture is best used to present information.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define coaching and explain its relationship with the term mentoring.
Q6) Discuss the different types of lectures and the differences between them.
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Chapter 7: Electronic Training Methods
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Q1) Interactive Multimedia training has the advantage of being able to
A)integrate text,video,graphics,photos,animation,and sound to produce a complex training environment.
B)learn from trainee responses what worked and what did not in the training process.
C)put the trainee in an artificial three-dimensional environment that simulates events and situations that might be experienced on the job.
D)All of the above.
Q2) The most important advantage of ET is its control over the content of the material and learning process.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In order to be effective,IM should
A)Utilize a variety of cues.
B)Accommodate multiple learning styles.
C)Incorporate evaluation methods.
D)Both A & B.
Q4) Describe how ET can facilitate the process of retention.
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Chapter 8: Development and Implementation of Training
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Q1) List and give a short explanation of three of the techniques discussed by the authors for maintaining interest in training.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT listed in the text as a way to obtain and maintain trainees' interest?
A)Listening and questioning
B)Use of nonverbal communication
C)Moving around while talking
D)Providing variety
E)All of the above are ways to obtain interest
Q3) In the "experiential learning model" the first step (the experience)corresponds to the first step (attention)of Gagne's 9 events of instruction.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In training,having a "comedian"
A)Is an advantage as he/she can generally lighten up the tone of training.
B)Is a curse because jokes tend to offend some.
C)Almost never happens so it is not worth discussing.
D)Is nothing to be concerned about.
E)Both A & B.
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Chapter 9: Evaluation of Training
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Q1) The training manager is likely interested in which of the evaluation outcomes?
A)Reaction,learning,and behavior
B)Reaction,learning,behavior,and results
C)Learning and behavior
D)Behavior and results
E)None of the above
Q2) Which of the following statements regarding process evaluation is true?
A)The training manager is always interested in this data.
B)It is not that important to gather such information for a one- time half-day seminar.
C) Trainees are not interested in this data.
D) Only newer trainers are interested in this type of data.
Q3) If the training was designed to teach trainees how to use the new forms that were developed by Human Resources,you can expect to measure this transfer of training
A)In about 6 months.
B)In about 3 weeks.
C)It is not necessary if learning was indicated to have occurred.
D)A few days after training.
Q4) Explain the four types of evaluation outcomes identified in the text.
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Chapter 10: Key Areas of Organizational Training
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Q1) Which of the following statements about orientation is true?
A)An orientation is one type of training where a TNA makes no sense as the attendees are not even with the company yet.
B)To be effective,orientations need to span at least two days to have any impact.
C)Orientations need to focus on the skill training necessary for the job in question.
D)None of the above is true.
Q2) A survey of Fortune 1000 organizations in North America indicated that about ______ percent use teams.
A)10
B)30
C)70
D)99.9
Q3) The MAIN obstacle to effective safety training is
A)it is often too complex to understand.
B)most companies see it as cost.
C)it is boring and trainees have difficulty paying attention.
D)too much is provided in too little time.
Q4) Identify and describe the 5 dimensions of culture according to Hofstede.
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Chapter 11: Employee and Management Development
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Q1) When an executive is given a coach,it is a sign that the executive's job is in jeopardy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) List four reasons why a company should be concerned about developing its employees.
Q3) Mintzberg identified three types of managerial roles that managers took on.They were
A)Informational,interpersonal,and decisional.
B)Authority,assignment,and monitor.
C)Rewarder,discipliner,and monitor.
D)None of the above.
Q4) Management style is related to two dimensions of leader behavior - _____ and _____.
A)Employee?related;job?related
B)Employee?oriented;job?oriented
C)Task?oriented;organizationally?oriented
D)Employee?oriented;task-oriented
Q5) Explain both technical knowledge and skills,and interpersonal knowledge and skills.
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