CPI CPI Adult Learning Theory & Andragogy 3

Question 1

The learning retention model suggests that learners retain the most content from which instructional method?

Accepted Answer

Teaching others and practicing by doing

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Reading alone

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Lecture

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Audiovisual presentations

Question 2

Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction begins with which foundational step?

Accepted Answer

Gaining learners' attention

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Presenting new content

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Providing feedback on practice

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Eliciting a performance response

Question 3

Which concept describes the gap between what a learner can do alone versus what they can achieve with instructor guidance?

Accepted Answer

Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

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Learning plateau

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Cognitive overload

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Scaffolded mastery

Question 4

In adult learning, 'scaffolding' refers to what instructional practice?

Accepted Answer

Providing temporary support that is gradually removed as learners gain competence

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Building physical classroom environments

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Designing complex rubrics for assessment

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Arranging seating in collaborative clusters

Question 5

Which adult learning principle states that learners must understand the purpose of training before it begins?

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Need to know

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Immediacy of application

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Self-concept development

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Readiness to learn

Question 6

The ARCS model of motivational design, developed by John Keller, focuses on which four elements?

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Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction

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Analysis, Research, Content, Strategy

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Awareness, Reinforcement, Creativity, Simplicity

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Accuracy, Reliability, Continuity, Sustainability