Question 1

Training refers to an organization's planned efforts to help employees acquire job-related knowledge,skills,abilities,and behaviours with the goal of applying these on the job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which one of the following statements about training and learning is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees are most likely to learn when training is linked to their current job experiences and tasks. 
B)  The training context-such as the physical setting or the images presented on a computer-should mirror the work environment. 
C)  Employees need a chance to demonstrate and practise what they have learned. 
D)  People tend to benefit most from one long practise session,rather than practise that occurs over several sessions. 
E)  Feedback on trainees' performance should focus on specific behaviours and be delivered as soon as possible after the trainees practise or demonstrate what they have learned.

Question 3

Which one of the following is NOT true of mentoring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mentoring programs tend to be most successful when they are a condition of employment i.e.mandatory. 
B)  Most mentoring relationships develop informally as a result of interests or values shared by the mentor and protégé. 
C)  Employees most likely to seek and attract a mentor are emotionally stable,have the ability to adapt their behaviour to different situations,and have a high need for power and achievement. 
D)  Mentoring programs tend to be most successful when they are voluntary and participants understand the details of the program. 
E)  Organizations should carefully select mentors on the basis of their interpersonal and technical competencies.

Question 4

Experiential programs are a useful way for trainees to develop teamwork and leadership skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The organization analysis looks at training needs in light of the organization's:

Accepted Answer

A)  strategy. 
B)  resources available for training. 
C)  management's support for training activities. 
D)  strategy,"resources available for training," and "management's support for training activities." 
E)  only "strategy" and "resources available for training."

Question 6

What is orientation (onboarding)and what does it prepare employees for? Why do organizations provide orientation?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Readiness for learning is a combination of employee characteristics and positive work environment that permit training.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

On-the-job use of knowledge,skills,and behaviours learned in training is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  return on investment (ROI). 
B)  learning. 
C)  behaviour modelling. 
D)  transfer of training. 
E)  None of the choices are correct.

Exam 6: Training, Learning, and Development

Training refers to an organization's planned efforts to help employees acquire job-related knowledge,skills,abilities,and behaviours with the goal of applying these on the job.

Which one of the following statements about training and learning is FALSE?

Which one of the following is NOT true of mentoring?

Experiential programs are a useful way for trainees to develop teamwork and leadership skills.

The organization analysis looks at training needs in light of the organization's:

What is orientation (onboarding)and what does it prepare employees for? Why do organizations provide orientation?

Readiness for learning is a combination of employee characteristics and positive work environment that permit training.

On-the-job use of knowledge,skills,and behaviours learned in training is called: