CPT Instructional Design & Delivery Methods 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A trainer notices that half the class learns best by reading and writing, while others prefer kinesthetic activities. Which instructional design principle addresses this challenge?
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (Correct answer)
- Bloom's Taxonomy
- Kirkpatrick's Model
- The ADDIE Waterfall Process
Correct answer: Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
UDL provides multiple means of representation, engagement, and expression to accommodate diverse learners.
Question 2: Which delivery method is MOST appropriate when a trainer needs to reach 500 geographically dispersed employees simultaneously with identical compliance content?
- Role-play exercises
- Synchronous webinar (Correct answer)
- Peer coaching pairs
- Job shadowing
Correct answer: Synchronous webinar
A synchronous webinar allows a single trainer to deliver identical content to large, dispersed audiences in real time.
Question 3: In Gagné's Nine Events of Instruction, 'providing learning guidance' comes immediately after which step?
- Assessing performance
- Gaining attention
- Presenting the stimulus (content) (Correct answer)
- Eliciting performance (practice)
Correct answer: Presenting the stimulus (content)
Gagné's sequence moves from presenting content directly into providing guidance to help learners process and encode new information.
Question 4: A CPT is designing a course using the SAM (Successive Approximation Model). What distinguishes SAM from traditional ADDIE?
- SAM eliminates the evaluation phase entirely
- SAM uses rapid iterative prototyping rather than a linear process (Correct answer)
- SAM requires a formal needs analysis before any design work begins
- SAM focuses exclusively on e-learning delivery
Correct answer: SAM uses rapid iterative prototyping rather than a linear process
SAM emphasizes short, iterative cycles of design-build-evaluate, allowing faster course development and continuous refinement.
Question 5: Which questioning technique should a trainer use to encourage deeper thinking about a scenario rather than a factual recall answer?
- Closed questions
- Leading questions
- Probing questions (Correct answer)
- Rhetorical questions
Correct answer: Probing questions
Probing questions push learners to expand, justify, or reflect beyond an initial surface-level response.
Question 6: A trainer is delivering content through case studies followed by small-group discussion. This method PRIMARILY develops which type of learning?
- Psychomotor skills
- Declarative memory of facts
- Analytical and problem-solving skills (Correct answer)
- Conditioned reflexes
Correct answer: Analytical and problem-solving skills
Case studies with discussion challenge learners to analyze situations, evaluate options, and apply principles to realistic problems.
Question 7: When selecting media for a training program, which factor should a CPT prioritize FIRST?
- Budget and available technology
- Trainer's personal preference for the medium
- Alignment with learning objectives and audience needs (Correct answer)
- Organizational policy on approved platforms
Correct answer: Alignment with learning objectives and audience needs
Media selection must first serve the learning objectives and learner characteristics before logistical or personal factors are considered.
CPT Instructional Design & Delivery Methods 2
A trainer notices that half the class learns best by reading and writing, while others prefer kinesthetic activities.
Which instructional design principle addresses this challenge?