An instructor is delivering a course with limited time and has learners with various skill levels. Which of the following would the instructor do to BEST follow up any needs of the learners?
A. Offer fee based consulting for the program
B. Divide the class into groups with similar skill sets
C. Provide additional material on the technology
D. Contract for additional training time
A company is preparing to roll-out a training course on advanced accounting skills. The company has asked a contract instructor to facilitate the course. The instructor has no background in accounting. Which of the following should the instructor do?
A. Ask to team teach the course with an expert
B. Accept the offer contingent upon six weeks of preparation time
C. Decline the offer based on lack of knowledge of accounting principles
D. Accept the offer and learn the content by observing accounting experts
A learner who responds positively to slide presentations will tend to be a/an:
A. Physical learner
B. Visual learner
C. Auditory learner
D. Kinesthetic learner
An instructor is lecturing on a manufacturing approach to ordering. The instructor is attempting to explain the concept that every order to purchase a finished product has an effect on the complete process from start to finish. Which of the following is an example of the effective use of props to demonstrate this principle?
A. Drawing pictures on a white board or a flip chart to indicate each new step in the process.
B. Using an automated slide presentation with each slide representing a step in the process.
C. Lining up dominoes to indicate each new step in the process and then knocking them over.
D. Handing each learner a different object as each step is introduced and then having them talk about their objects.
An instructor is preparing to start a class where several learners have arrived late due to bad weather. The general mood of the learners is poor. Which of the following is the BEST way to handle this situation?
A. Use humor that will create a positive mood.
B. Tell the learners that the class will run late that day
C. Have the learners introduce themselves.
D. Proceed with the course material.
An instructor is tasked with adding more interaction to an online synchronous program. Which of the following is the MOST important factor for the instructor to consider?
A. Physical location of the students
B. Using more email exchanges
C. Variation of learning activities
D. The holiday schedule
After performing a needs assessment, the trainer determines that the audience's skills and talents do not coincide with the training that the organization is requesting. The audience's skill level is inadequate and it is not possible to move forward with the curriculum suggested by the organization. Which of the following would be the BEST approach for the trainer?
A. Work with the most competent individuals and ask them to assist others.
B. Initiate training and try to compensate for the skill deficiencies throughout the lecture.
C. Initiate training ignoring the original course design and train on the skills that they currently need.
D. Report the finding to the organization and suggest another training strategy.
Which of the following allows the trainer to evaluate student progress easily and quickly?
A. Develop exams for the course using recognized and objective measurement principles.
B. Periodically ask students open-ended questions.
C. Ask students about the progress of the student next to them.
D. Require students to mark off a checklist of objectives once each is thoroughly mastered.
A student constantly interrupts the presentation to show their knowledge of the subject matter to impress their boss who is also in the class. Which of the following shows how the trainer should handle the situation?
A. When the student makes a mistake point it out to the class to embarrass them.
B. Publicly announce that the interruptions will not be tolerated.
C. Ask the student's boss to leave the class in order to stop the interruptions.
D. On a break talk to the student and ask them to limit their interruptions.
A trainer discovers that the assigned room for the program is equipped with a projector and two easel pads. The curriculum requires several important overheads that help explain key objectives of the program. However, the sun coming through the uncovered windows will prevent students from seeing any of the overheads. Which of the following should the trainer do FIRST?
A. Deliver the training and omit overhead projection until a different time of day.
B. Ask if there is another room available in the facility that will accommodate the course.
C. Use pages from the easel pad to block light from the windows.
D. Contact the building's facilities manager to provide a different projector.