Exam 11: Assessing Learning Objectives

Maggie, a trainer, is about to be downsized. She is trying to persuade her supervisor that what she does is valuable to the organization. How can she convince her supervisor that her position should not be eliminated?

Why is assessment data not used?

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

The training assessment is an evaluation tool that determines if the trainees met their learning objectives.

A repeated measures design would not be helpful in determining the long term effects of a training program.

Anthony is pressed for time but must assess cognitive learning at the end of his training program. He has chosen to create and use a multiple-choice exam for the assessment. What are the advantages of this type of exam and the potential pitfalls that he might encounter?

A potential problem with matching exams is

What are the most effective methods for assessing learning outcomes?

Types of qualitative assessments include

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

Affective learning focuses on

Developing skill criteria allows trainers to accurately assess trainees' level of performance.

One particular problem with the pre/post test assessments is

All of the above

An analytic level of assessment includes skill ratings for specified behaviors.