CTC Assessment & Evaluation Strategies 3

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A pre-post quasi-experimental design

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Collective team effectiveness across relational and task dimensions

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Genuine dialogue and collaborative learning

Answer

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

(CTC) Certified Team Coach Practice Test

(CTC) Certified Team Coach Practice Test

CTC Assessment & Evaluation Strategies 3