CGA Educational Psychology Principles 2

Question 1

According to Knowles's andragogy model, which characteristic best describes adult learners compared to child learners?

Accepted Answer

Adults are self-directed and draw on life experience

Answer

Andragogy holds that adult learners are self-directed, internally motivated, and bring rich prior experience to learning.

Question 2

A grant administrator designs a training that requires participants to apply newly learned budget procedures to a realistic case study. This approach reflects which learning principle?

Accepted Answer

Transfer of learning

Answer

Transfer of learning occurs when learners apply knowledge or skills from training to real-world contexts.

Question 3

Bloom's Taxonomy lists six cognitive levels. Which level requires learners to break content into parts and examine how components relate?

Accepted Answer

Analysis

Answer

Analysis involves decomposing material into its constituent parts and identifying relationships among them.

Question 4

A grant program officer notices that new trainees learn federal compliance rules faster when content is chunked into small segments. This aligns with which cognitive psychology concept?

Accepted Answer

Working memory capacity limits

Answer

Working memory has a limited capacity, so chunking information reduces cognitive load and improves learning.

Question 5

Which evaluation model assesses training effectiveness across four levels: reaction, learning, behavior, and results?

Accepted Answer

Kirkpatrick Model

Answer

The Kirkpatrick Model evaluates training at four progressive levels from participant satisfaction to organizational impact.

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CGA Educational Psychology Principles 2