For this question, decide whether the action makes it likely or unlikely that the trainer will achieve
the goal.
Select the BEST statement of the reason that the action is likely or unlikely to accomplish the goal.
GOAL: To increase the likelihood that learners will successfully perform a new task
ACTION: The trainer divides the task into parts and has the learners practice each part before
asking them to perform the whole task.

An instructor is conducting a seminar on presentation skills to a group of technical service
representatives. The instructor begins the seminar by telling a personal anecdote about teaching a
group of children. The seminar participants look bored, impatient, and skeptical during the story.
Which of the following describes the major flaw in the instructor’s opening strategy?

An instructor creates small groups of students to perform and then discuss classroom exercises.
Later the instructor asks for individual completion of a learning exercise followed by comments.
This illustrates which of the following techniques?

Which of the following is the MOST important consideration in determining which instructional
methods to use in teaching a course?

For this question, decide whether the action makes it likely or unlikely that the trainer will achieve
the goal.
Select the BEST statement of the reason that the action is likely or unlikely to accomplish the goal.
GOAL: To provide learners with the proper motivation to learn how to use a new office machine
ACTION: Show all of the features the machine has that will benefit the learners on the job.

For this question, decide whether the action makes it likely or unlikely that the trainer will achieve
the goal.
Select the BEST statement of the reason that the action is likely or unlikely to accomplish the goal.
GOAL: To determine whether modifications in instructional delivery made by an instructor were
unique requirements for learners in a particular class or whether they reflect a need to redesign a
course
ACTION: Evaluate the effects of other variables, including the instructional environment, on
learner accomplishments.