MCQ Bank
Which of the following type of evaluation determines the extent to which trainees have changed as a result of participating in the training program?
- A) Summative evaluation
- B) None of the given options
- C) Formative evaluation
- D) Pilot Testing
Which of the following type of evaluation is carried out during the design and development of the training program?
- A) Pilot Testing
- B) Summative evaluation
- C) Pre-post evaluation
- D) Formative evaluation
Which of the following component of behavior modeling focuses on transfer?
- A) Role play participation
- B) Application planning
- C) Modeling display
- D) Key behavior demonstration
All of the following are ways to express managerial support for training EXCEPT
- A) Emphasizing the application of training content to the job
- B) Highlighting the importance of attending training programs
- C) Providing opportunities for attending training programs
- D) Stressing the trainees to get back for some work assignment
________________take place when the trainee uses previously learned, less effective capabilities instead of trying to apply the capability emphasized in the training program.
- A) Generalization
- B) Synergy
- C) Transfer
- D) Lapses
Which of the following is not a threat to internal validity?
- A) Regression to the mean
- B) Reaction to the pretest
- C) Characteristics of the company
- D) Trainees who leave the organization
Research evidence indicates that self-directed learning is associated with
- A) Better retention of acquired knowledge
- B) Enhanced critical reasoning skills
- C) All of the given options
- D) Enhanced ability to recognize knowledge deficits and needs
Which of the following concepts refers to a situation when trainees use previously learned, less effective capabilities instead of trying to apply recently learned capabilities?
- A) Reverse inhibition
- B) Regression
- C) Lapses
- D) Forgetting
Which of the following outcomes are measured through tests and work samples?
- A) Learning or cognitive
- B) Behavior
- C) Affective
- D) Return on investment
All of the following are threats to external validity, EXCEPT;
- A) Instrumentation
- B) Reaction to pretest
- C) Reaction to evaluation
- D) Interaction of methods
Which of the following outcome can be exemplified with sawing wood and landing an airplane?
- A) Behavior and skills
- B) Reactions
- C) Affective
- D) Results
Which of the following type of evaluation is carried out to improve the training process?
- A) Pre-post evaluation
- B) Pilot Testing
- C) Summative evaluation
- D) Formative evaluation
Which of the following two training methods are combined in Apprenticeship?
- A) On-the-job and classroom training
- B) Adventure learning and multimedia training
- C) Off-the-job and team training
- D) Self-directed and Action learning
Which of the following term refers to trainee’s ability to apply learned capabilities to the work environment, even though the work environment is not identical to that of the training session?
- A) Near transfer
- B) None of the given options
- C) Mid transfer
- D) Far transfer
Which of the following factor(s) influence(s) transfer of training?
- A) Work environment
- B) All of the given options
- C) Trainee characteristics
- D) Training design
Which one of the following is often called class or instructor evaluations?
- A) Skill-Based Outcome
- B) Reaction outcome
- C) Cognitive outcome
- D) Behavior outcome
How managers can ensure their support for training?
- A) Providing opportunities for attending training programs
- B) Highlighting the importance of attending training programs
- C) Emphasizing the application of training content to the job
- D) All of the given options
Which of the following term refers to trainee’s ability to apply learned capabilities exactly to the work situation?
- A) Near transfer
- B) Mid transfer
- C) Far transfer
- D) None of the given options
All of the following are objectives of training evaluation, EXCEPT;
- A) To identify the training needs of the participants
- B) To identify which trainees benefited most or least from the program
- C) To analyze the costs and benefits of the training program
- D) To identify the program’s strengths and weaknesses
Which of the following statements defines the concept of self-management?
- A) It is important because employees want to be treated as individuals
- B) It refers to one's attempt to eliminate the need for a manager
- C) It is important because managers have too much to do
- D) It involves controlling ones behavior and applying new skills on the job