Learner Engagement & Motivation Flashcards
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A diversity trainer notices that several participants are disengaged during a session on unconscious bias. Which strategy is MOST effective for re-engaging adult learners mid-session?
Answer: Pause and introduce a brief small-group discussion activity
Breaking into small-group discussions interrupts passive listening and re-activates adult learners through peer interaction and shared meaning-making.
Which motivational framework emphasizes that learners are driven by autonomy, mastery, and purpose rather than external rewards?
Answer: Daniel Pink's Self-Determination Model
Daniel Pink's model, rooted in self-determination theory, identifies autonomy, mastery, and purpose as the three core intrinsic motivators.
A CDT facilitator wants to increase psychological safety so that participants feel comfortable sharing personal experiences with bias. What is the BEST first step?
Answer: Establish group agreements and confidentiality norms at the start
Establishing co-created group agreements and confidentiality norms builds the psychological safety needed for authentic self-disclosure.
In Keller's ARCS model of motivation, what does the 'R' stand for?
Answer: Relevance
In ARCS, 'R' stands for Relevance — connecting learning content to learners' personal goals and experiences to sustain motivation.
A participant from a collectivist cultural background seems reluctant to speak up in open group discussions during a DEI training. The trainer should:
Answer: Use paired or small-group discussions before large-group sharing
Paired and small-group discussions are culturally safer entry points that allow collectivist learners to process and build confidence before wider sharing.
Which adult learning principle is MOST directly applied when a diversity trainer begins a session by asking participants what they already know about the topic?
Answer: Andragogy — leveraging prior experience
Andragogy holds that adult learners bring rich prior experience that should be activated and built upon rather than ignored.
A diversity trainer uses anonymous polling during a session on pay equity. What motivational benefit does anonymity PRIMARILY provide?
Answer: It allows participants to respond honestly without fear of judgment
Anonymity reduces social desirability bias and fear of judgment, enabling more honest engagement on sensitive topics.