CGA Educational Psychology Principles 3

Question 1

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which level must be satisfied before an employee can focus on esteem needs such as recognition for grant achievements?

Accepted Answer

Belonging and love needs

Answer

Maslow's hierarchy requires belonging and social needs (Level 3) to be met before esteem needs (Level 4) can motivate behavior.

Question 2

A trainer uses pre-assessments before a grant-writing workshop to tailor instruction to participants' existing knowledge. This practice is grounded in which educational psychology concept?

Accepted Answer

Formative assessment

Answer

Formative assessment gathers data during the learning process to guide and adjust instruction in real time.

Question 3

Which instructional design element directly addresses the problem of learners forgetting 70% of training content within 24 hours (Ebbinghaus forgetting curve)?

Accepted Answer

Spaced practice and retrieval

Answer

Spaced repetition and retrieval practice combat the forgetting curve by reinforcing memory over distributed intervals.

Question 4

A grant-funded professional development program measures whether staff actually changed their on-the-job behavior six months after training. This corresponds to which Kirkpatrick level?

Accepted Answer

Level 3 – Behavior

Answer

Kirkpatrick Level 3 assesses the extent to which participants apply what they learned when back on the job.

Question 5

Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) suggests that training is most effective when tasks are:

Accepted Answer

Slightly beyond current ability with expert support

Answer

The ZPD is the gap between what a learner can do independently and what they can do with guidance, making scaffolded challenge optimal.

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CGA Educational Psychology Principles 3