Question 1

Travis had designed and delivered a two-week training program on managing conflict. His superiors want him to shorten the training to one week. Which type assessment will be most helpful in determining which portion of the training he can leave out and still maintain the effectiveness of the program?
A) Pre-test only
B) Pre/post test
C) Pre/post test with control group
D) Repeated measures

Accepted Answer

D

Question 2

Types of qualitative assessments include
A) focus groups and interviews.
B) a comments section of assessments.
C) open ended questions on assessments.
D) discussions conducted during training sessions.

Accepted Answer

A

Question 3

Why is assessment data not used?
A) It is too time consuming to analyze the data and make changes to the training program.
B) Trainers are the experts and believe all of their trainings meet learning objectives.
C) Trainees do not take the time to completely fill out the assessments.
D) Data is not valid because the assessment can be biased.

Accepted Answer

Analyzing assessment data can be time-consuming, which may deter its use in making changes to training programs.

Question 4

What are the most effective methods for assessing learning outcomes?
A) Quantitative assessments
B) Qualitative assessments
C) Triangulation
D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the most effective methods for...

Question 5

Administering the assessment instrument both before and after the training session is described as the
A) pre/post test design.
B) pre/post test with control group design.
C) post test design.
D) post test with control group design.

Accepted Answer

The pre/post test design involves administering an assessment before and after an intervention, such as a training session, to measure the change attributable to the intervention.

Question 6

The type of scale that presents trainees with a range of choices from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" is a/an
A) Likert-type scale.
B) Semantic differential scale.
C) Questionnaire
D) Interview scale

Accepted Answer

A Likert-type scale is specifically designed to measure attitudes or opinions by offering a range of statements that respondents can choose from, typically ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree".

Question 7

The level of assessment that determines if specific behaviors were performed or not is the ______assessment.
A) analytic
B) atomistic
C) holistic
D) general

Accepted Answer

Atomistic assessment focuses on breaking down a performance into its basic parts or specific behaviors to evaluate if each was performed or not. This contrasts with holistic assessment, which evaluates performance as a whole.

Question 8

When writing exams______,
A) the number of questions should be determined by how important the objective is.
B) questions should be randomly ordered so test-takers cannot use other questions to aid in responses.
C) there should be a variety of test items-multiple choice, matching, essay, etc.
D) a pilot test should not be conducted so that test-takers cannot access the test before it is given.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When writing exams______,
A) the number of questions...

Question 9

Factors that contribute to______ problems include unclear skill rating criteria and poor training.
A) assessment
B) assessment interpretation
C) interrater reliability
D) language interpretation

Accepted Answer

Interrater reliability refers to the degree of agreement among raters or evaluators, and it can be negatively affected by unclear skill rating criteria and poor training, leading to inconsistencies in how assessments are conducted and interpreted.

Question 10

In a multiple choice question, the stem is the
A) alternative choice answer.
B) answer to the question.
C) incorrect response.
D) question or incomplete statement.

Accepted Answer

The stem in a multiple choice question is the part that presents the question or an incomplete statement that the rest of the question is based on.

Question 11

A potential problem with matching exams is
A) they are not useful when there is a lot of content to assess.
B) they can only be used to assess higher level learning.
C) they can allow students to decipher correct answers through a process of elimination.
D) they take up too much room.

Accepted Answer

Matching exams can indeed allow students to decipher correct answers through a process of elimination, especially if the list of terms or concepts to be matched is not exhaustively used or if there are obvious mismatches that can be easily eliminated. This can sometimes make the assessment less about knowing the material and more about strategic elimination.

Question 12

All of the above
A) There is no problem with the question.
B) The answers are ambiguous.
C) There is a negative foil.
D) The question is negatively worded.

Accepted Answer

The answer of All of the above
A) There is no...

Question 13

What are the three components that all behavioral assessment instruments possess?
A) Behavioral items, skill ratings, and skill criteria
B) Behavioral items, likert-scale, and skill criteria
C) Likert-scale, skill criteria, and a short answer section for elaboration
D) Skill rating, skill criteria, and comments section

Accepted Answer

Behavioral assessment instruments typically consist of behavioral items (specific behaviors to be assessed), skill ratings (quantitative measures of those behaviors), and skill criteria (benchmarks or standards for evaluating the skill levels). These components work together to provide a structured and standardized way to evaluate behaviors.

Question 14

Essay exam items
A) eliminate rote memorization.
B) are as efficient as multiple-choice and matching exams.
C) always allow for focused answers.
D) require citations.

Accepted Answer

Essay exams typically require students to understand, synthesize, and apply knowledge, rather than just recall facts, which helps in reducing the emphasis on rote memorization.

Question 15

The cost/benefit ratio is used to________
A) give an exact dollar amount of a training program's impact.
B) determine return on investment.
C) say with certainty of effective a training program is.
D) both a and c

Accepted Answer

The cost/benefit ratio is a financial metric used to determine the return on investment (ROI) of a project or training program, comparing the benefits received to the costs incurred. It does not provide an exact dollar amount of impact or guarantee certainty of effectiveness, but rather helps in assessing the financial return.

Question 16

The cost/benefit ratio is calculated by
A) dividing the Program Benefits by the Program Costs.
B) dividing the Program Costs by the Program Benefits.
C) multiplying the Program and the Program Benefits.
D) adding the Program Costs and Program Benefits.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The cost/benefit ratio is calculated by
A) dividing...

Question 17

One particular problem with the pre/post test assessments is
A) there is no way to determine if the two groups were equal to begin with.
B) there is no way to determine for sure if the training made the difference in the post test scores.
C) there is no interrater reliability.
D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

Pre/post test assessments can show a difference in scores, but they cannot definitively prove that the training caused the change, as other factors might have influenced the results.

Question 18

Cognitive learning focuses on_____
A) whether or not the trainees learned the training content.
B) whether or not the trainees liked the content.
C) whether or not the trainees liked the trainer.
D) whether or not the trainees can perform the skills learned during the training.

Accepted Answer

Cognitive learning focuses on understanding and processing information, which relates to whether the trainees learned the training content.

Question 19

Affective learning focuses on
A) knowledge.
B) degree of liking.
C) degree of skill.

Accepted Answer

Affective learning is concerned with the attitudes, feelings, beliefs, and values of students, hence it focuses on the degree of liking or emotions towards the subject matter.

Question 20

Julio had just completed a training session and wanted to assess how the students felt about his presentational skills. Which type of instrument does your text recommend to help gather this information?
A) Multiple choice exam
B) Short essay answers
C) Semantic differential scale

Accepted Answer

A semantic differential scale is recommended for assessing attitudes or feelings towards a presenter's skills, as it allows respondents to rate their perceptions along a continuum between two bipolar adjectives (e.g., "ineffective-effective").

Quiz 11: Assessing Learning Objectives

Types of qualitative assessments include

Why is assessment data not used?

What are the most effective methods for assessing learning outcomes?

Administering the assessment instrument both before and after the training session is described as the

The type of scale that presents trainees with a range of choices from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" is a/an

The level of assessment that determines if specific behaviors were performed or not is the ______assessment.

When writing exams______,

Factors that contribute to______ problems include unclear skill rating criteria and poor training.

In a multiple choice question, the stem is the

A potential problem with matching exams is

All of the above

What are the three components that all behavioral assessment instruments possess?

Essay exam items

The cost/benefit ratio is used to________

The cost/benefit ratio is calculated by

One particular problem with the pre/post test assessments is

Cognitive learning focuses on_____

Affective learning focuses on

Julio had just completed a training session and wanted to assess how the students felt about his presentational skills. Which type of instrument does your text recommend to help gather this information?