CHE Instructional Methods & Techniques 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following BEST describes the Socratic method as applied in a hospitality education setting?
- The instructor lectures while students take notes
- The instructor poses probing questions to guide students toward deeper understanding (Correct answer)
- Students watch video demonstrations and summarize them
- Students complete self-paced online modules independently
Correct answer: The instructor poses probing questions to guide students toward deeper understanding
The Socratic method uses strategic questioning to challenge assumptions and stimulate reflective, critical thinking.
Question 2: An instructor uses 'think-pair-share' at the start of a revenue management lesson. What learning outcome does this primarily support?
- Rote recall of pricing formulas
- Activation of prior knowledge and peer-to-peer articulation (Correct answer)
- Long-term memorization through repetition
- Independent research skills
Correct answer: Activation of prior knowledge and peer-to-peer articulation
Think-pair-share activates prior knowledge and promotes articulation of ideas through structured peer conversation before whole-class discussion.
Question 3: In hospitality educator training, 'scaffolding' refers to:
- Building physical classroom displays
- Providing temporary instructional support that is gradually removed as competence grows (Correct answer)
- Assigning homework in sequential difficulty levels
- Using visual aids exclusively in lessons
Correct answer: Providing temporary instructional support that is gradually removed as competence grows
Scaffolding offers guided support—hints, models, or prompts—that is withdrawn as the learner gains independence.
Question 4: A hotel training manager conducts a demonstration of proper tableside service, then has trainees immediately attempt the same task. This sequence follows which instructional principle?
- Spaced repetition
- Modeling followed by guided practice (Correct answer)
- Discovery learning
- Flipped classroom
Correct answer: Modeling followed by guided practice
Modeling followed by guided practice applies Bandura's social learning theory—observe, then replicate with support.
Question 5: Which term describes instruction where learners work at their own pace through pre-sequenced content, typically using branching logic to address mistakes?
- Cooperative learning
- Programmed instruction (Correct answer)
- Problem-based learning
- Peer teaching
Correct answer: Programmed instruction
Programmed instruction delivers self-paced, step-by-step content with immediate feedback and corrective branches on wrong answers.
Question 6: During a debrief after a simulation, an educator asks: 'What happened? Why did it happen? How does it connect to real work?' These questions follow which debriefing model?
- Kirkpatrick's Four Levels
- The GAS model (Gather, Analyze, Summarize) (Correct answer)
- SWOT analysis
- ADDIE evaluation phase
Correct answer: The GAS model (Gather, Analyze, Summarize)
The GAS debriefing model guides reflection through gathering observations, analyzing causes, and summarizing transferable lessons.
Question 7: A CHE uses 'backward design' to build a hospitality leadership course. The FIRST step in backward design is to:
- Choose engaging activities and media
- Determine the desired learning outcomes (Correct answer)
- Select a textbook
- Create the grading rubric
Correct answer: Determine the desired learning outcomes
Backward design (Wiggins & McTighe) begins by identifying desired outcomes before planning assessments or instructional activities.
CHE Instructional Methods & Techniques 3
Which of the following BEST describes the Socratic method as applied in a hospitality education setting?