training and development

Question 1

1. _____ are measures of the trainee's perceptions, emotions, and subjective evaluations of the training experience.

   Answer

   		Reaction outcomes
   		Learning outcomes
   		Job behavior outcomes
   		Organizational results
   		Value outcomes

4 points

Question 2

1. What are the outcome levels of evaluation identified in the text?

   Answer

   		Proactive and reactive
   		Cost benefit and cost effectiveness
   		Reaction, learning, behavior, and organizational results
   		Utility, value, and evaluative

4 points

Question 3

1. Which of the following are reasons usually given by managers for not evaluating training?

   Answer

   		Nothing to evaluate
   		Too complex a job
   		No one cares about the evaluation
   		Both A & C
   		All of the above

4 points

Question 4

1. In this text, the term compilation refers to

   Answer

   		the addition of more complex tasks
   		the lower level of skill acquisition
   		the measurement of procedural knowledge
   		a mix of attitudes and behavior

4 points

Question 5

1. A speed test is an example of how to measure the _____ of a skill.

   Answer

   		compilation
   		aggressiveness
   		automaticity
   		knowledge

4 points

Question 6

1. According to the text, which of the following groups would be interested in "process evaluation" data?

   Answer

   		Trainers (including trainer doing the training)
   		Trainees
   		Trainees supervisor
   		Both A & B
   		All of the above

4 points

Question 7

1. When is the best time to evaluate training?

   Answer

   		Immediately after training
   		A few days after training
   		3-6 months after training
   		It depends on each organization

4 points

Question 8

1. Cost effectiveness evaluation _____.

   Answer

   		compares the monetary costs of training to the financial benefits accrued from training
   		compares the monetary costs of training to the non monetary benefits from training
   		compares the social costs of training to the financial benefits accrued from training
   		compares the monetary costs of trainers to the financial benefits accrued from training
   		compares the monetary costs and non monetary costs of training to the financial benefits accrued from training

4 points

Question 9

1. For testing of knowledge the use of speed tests is

   Answer

   		Critical to effective testing
   		Never of any value
   		Calculated for multiple choice tests by multiplying the number of questions by .75 which will give you the length of time in minutes
   		None of the above is correct.

4 points

Question 10

1. Which of the following categories should be included in a reaction questionnaire?

   
   

   		Relevance of training
   		Training content
   		Trainers behavior
   		Both A & B
   		A, B, & C

   
   
2. Explain the four types of evaluation outcomes identified in the text