Assessment & Evaluation Strategies Flashcards

Which assessment tool is most useful for identifying how team members prefer to process information and make decisions?

Answer: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) or similar cognitive style inventory

Cognitive style inventories reveal individual preferences that influence team communication, conflict, and decision-making dynamics.

A coach uses pre- and post-engagement surveys to evaluate impact. This design is best described as:

Answer: A pre-post quasi-experimental design

Pre-post designs measure change over the coaching engagement and are a practical quasi-experimental approach common in coaching evaluation.

During a team assessment debrief, one member disputes the results publicly. The most effective coach response is to:

Answer: Acknowledge the reaction, explore what feels inaccurate, and invite the team to examine the data together

Acknowledging resistance and facilitating collective inquiry turns defensiveness into a productive learning moment for the whole team.

What does a Team Diagnostic Assessment (TDA) primarily measure?

Answer: Collective team effectiveness across relational and task dimensions

The TDA, developed by Team Coaching International, assesses team effectiveness across productivity and positivity dimensions at the system level.

A coach notices assessment data shows high advocacy but low inquiry within a team's communication. This finding suggests the team may struggle with:

Answer: Genuine dialogue and collaborative learning

High advocacy with low inquiry indicates a team culture where people push their own views without genuinely exploring others' perspectives, limiting learning.

A coach evaluating team resilience would most likely examine which of the following?

Answer: How the team responds to setbacks, stress, and unexpected change

Team resilience is revealed through behavioral responses to adversity, not static metrics like tenure or milestone counts.

Which principle guides a CTC when selecting assessment tools for a new team engagement?

Answer: Choose tools that align with the team's specific goals, context, and stage of development

Tool selection should be contextually driven, matching the team's maturity, goals, and unique challenges for the assessment to be meaningful.