CPI Instructional Design Principles 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In the ADDIE model, what is the primary purpose of the Analysis phase?
- Developing instructional materials
- Identifying the performance gap and learner needs (Correct answer)
- Evaluating learner outcomes post-training
- Designing the sequence of instruction
Correct answer: Identifying the performance gap and learner needs
The Analysis phase identifies the gap between current and desired performance and gathers data about learner characteristics and needs.
Question 2: Which learning theory emphasizes that learners construct knowledge through experience and reflection rather than passively receiving information?
- Behaviorism
- Cognitivism
- Constructivism (Correct answer)
- Connectivism
Correct answer: Constructivism
Constructivism holds that learners actively build new knowledge by connecting it to prior experience and reflection.
Question 3: A CPI instructor notices that participants with different experience levels are struggling equally. Which instructional design adjustment is MOST appropriate?
- Increase the pace of instruction
- Conduct a more thorough front-end needs analysis (Correct answer)
- Eliminate advanced content modules
- Switch to a lecture-only format
Correct answer: Conduct a more thorough front-end needs analysis
When diverse learners struggle equally, a front-end needs analysis reveals whether content, delivery, or prerequisite gaps are the root cause.
Question 4: What does 'scaffolding' mean in the context of instructional design?
- Organizing physical classroom furniture
- Providing temporary support structures that are gradually removed as learners gain competence (Correct answer)
- Writing detailed facilitator guides
- Testing learners at each module end
Correct answer: Providing temporary support structures that are gradually removed as learners gain competence
Scaffolding provides guided support that is faded as learners demonstrate increasing independence and mastery.
Question 5: Which element of Gagné's Nine Events of Instruction directly addresses activating prior learning?
- Gaining attention
- Stimulating recall of prior learning (Correct answer)
- Providing learning guidance
- Eliciting performance
Correct answer: Stimulating recall of prior learning
Stimulating recall of prior learning is the third event and links new content to what learners already know.
Question 6: When designing for adult learners (andragogy), which principle is MOST important to incorporate?
- Instructor-centered lecture delivery
- Immediate applicability and relevance of content to real-life roles (Correct answer)
- Memorization-heavy assessment strategies
- Fixed, sequential content with no learner input
Correct answer: Immediate applicability and relevance of content to real-life roles
Knowles's andragogy emphasizes that adult learners are motivated by content they can apply immediately to real-world situations.
Question 7: Which type of objective is written at the highest level of Bloom's Taxonomy?
- The learner will identify the steps in the process.
- The learner will recall definitions from the unit.
- The learner will design an original instructional plan. (Correct answer)
- The learner will describe the components of a lesson.
Correct answer: The learner will design an original instructional plan.
Creating or designing original products represents the highest cognitive level (Create) in the revised Bloom's Taxonomy.
CPI Instructional Design Principles 2
In the ADDIE model, what is the primary purpose of the Analysis phase?