By the second day of a five-day course, half of the learners are returning 10 minutes late from their one-hour lunch break. The learners report that no food services exist in the facility and the limited parking makes it difficult to return on time. In this situation, the instructor should:

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 enable experienced instructors to further develop their instructional skills
ACTION:Place instructors in a class in which they take turns playing the role of the instructor and other participants provide feedback.

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.

While teaching a class based on technical information, the trainer asks a question to the class and a learner volunteers with an incorrect response. In this situation, the trainer should:

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 evaluate the learner’s attainment of the stated course objectives for a week-long course
ACTION:On the last day, the instructor asks the learners to spend 15 minutes writing a brief paragraph on what they have learned from the course and then to share what they have written with the class.

In the middle of a well-organized lecture, an instructor is asked a question that is irrelevant to the lecture. The instructor informs the learner that the question is not pertinent to the topic. Which of the following BEST describes the error the instructor has made in this situation?

Instructors should give learners adequate feedback during instruction.
Which of the following is the BEST reason for this requirement?

An instructor was unable to cover the last concept in the course, yet test results from the last day indicated that all members of the class correctly answered questions addressing this concept. In this situation, what should the instructor have done?

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 respond in a manner helpful to the rest of the class to a learner who asks relevant questions but asks them frequently.
ACTION:Restate the question, if necessary, to clarify it and then direct the question to the class.

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 use questioning to judge learner comprehension
ACTION:Provide learners with a handout that has review questions on it. Proceed up and down classroom rows asking learners in turn each question.