Which of the following techniques is MOST likely to optimize group participation?

It is the first day of a three-day computer course. One-half of the learners are there on an involuntary basis and are irritated. Which of the following describes the action the instructor should take at the beginning of the course?

Having determined that some learners are unfamiliar with computers, the instructor gives these learners an overview of computers to familiarize them with the vocabulary and concepts before the start of the actual course. Which of the following learner characteristics did the instructor take into consideration?

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 has been assigned to train a group of learners from different companies in a new computer application. As the instructor selects the presentation strategy to be used the MOST important information consideration is the:

An instructor has just completed an instructional assignment that the instructor believes was less than successful. A variety of unexpected problems surfaced during the course, some of which were beyond the instructor’s control. All of the following difficulties should be reported to the training manager who schedules training sessions EXCEPT:

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 teach a complex concept to beginning learners
ACTION:The instructor presents the concept and uses color graphics on an overhead projector to show how the concept applies to what the learners already know.

An instructor is teaching classes in which there are learners who have different backgrounds, interests, and needs. Which of the following describes the BEST action for the instructor to take in this situation?

Before a course begins, the course instructor inspects the instructional environment to ensure that the:

In reviewing the pre-course surveys for a public class scheduled in three weeks, an instructor discovers that some of the learners lack the prerequisite skills to grasp the new material. The BEST course of action for the instructor would be to: