After reviewing the course objectives on the first day of a training course, several learners indicate they have already covered one-third of the objectives in a previous course. For most others in the course, the course content is entirely new. In deciding what to do under these circumstances, the instructor should take each of the following into consideration EXCEPT whether the:

An instructor has just finished the lesson covering a complex concept that is essential to understanding the next topic of the course. Most of the learners are looking at the instructor with glazed expressions. When the instructor asks questions designed to determine whether the class understands the concept, most learners avert their eyes. This description MOST probably indicates that the trainer has failed to do which of the following?

For this question, decide whether the action makes it likely or unlikely that the instructor 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 students’ attainment of the goal of solving a series of problems
ACTION:Each student is randomly assigned a different problem and observed while working to solve the problem.

An hour into the first day of a four-day workshop, and instructor realizes that crucial vocabulary for the workshop is virtually unknown to the participants even though this vocabulary was assigned as pre-workshop preparation. Which of the following is the BEST course of action for the instructor to take?

A speaker is preparing a presentation to a small audience. In this situation, all of the following are effective presentation techniques EXCEPT:

Which of the following is the primary purpose of using role-play to facilitate learning?

During an instructor’s presentation of a complex concept, two learners are holding a personal conversation. The conversation is clearly distracting to the other learners. Which of the following describes the first action the instructor should take in this situation?

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.

In a software training class, one of the learners is constantly having difficulty. This learner is consistently using the computer’s mouse inappropriately, which creates incorrect and distracting results. The most appropriate action for the instructor to take is to:

A class discussion wanders onto a relevant topic that is outside the instructor’s area of expertise. In order to maintain credibility, the instructor should: