CTC Curriculum Design & Development 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which learning theory most directly supports the use of team simulations and role-play exercises in CTC curriculum design?
- Behaviorism
- Cognitivism
- Constructivism (Correct answer)
- Connectivism
Correct answer: Constructivism
Constructivism holds that learners build knowledge through active experience and reflection, making simulations and role-plays ideal instructional methods.
Question 2: A CTC is developing a multi-day coaching curriculum. Which element should be designed FIRST?
- Slide deck content
- Assessment instruments
- Terminal learning objectives (Correct answer)
- Participant workbooks
Correct answer: Terminal learning objectives
Terminal learning objectives define what learners must achieve by the end of the program and should drive all subsequent content and assessment design.
Question 3: The 70-20-10 model in professional development suggests that the majority of learning occurs through:
- Formal classroom or e-learning courses
- Mentoring and coaching relationships
- On-the-job experience and challenging assignments (Correct answer)
- Self-directed reading and research
Correct answer: On-the-job experience and challenging assignments
The 70-20-10 model proposes that 70% of learning comes from experiential on-the-job activities, 20% from social learning, and 10% from formal training.
Question 4: When designing curriculum for psychological safety in teams, a CTC should MOST ensure that:
- Activities are competitive to stimulate engagement
- Practice scenarios are risk-free and graded leniently
- Learning activities allow participants to experiment without fear of judgment (Correct answer)
- Content is delivered by the most senior leader in the room
Correct answer: Learning activities allow participants to experiment without fear of judgment
Psychological safety in learning design means creating conditions where participants can take risks, make mistakes, and reflect without social consequences.
Question 5: Transfer of learning refers to:
- Moving training materials from one format to another
- Applying skills and knowledge learned in training to the actual work context (Correct answer)
- Transferring a coaching engagement to a different coach
- Sharing curriculum content across departments
Correct answer: Applying skills and knowledge learned in training to the actual work context
Transfer of learning is the degree to which training participants apply learned behaviors, knowledge, and skills back on the job.
Question 6: Which instructional design element BEST supports long-term retention of coaching frameworks taught in a CTC curriculum?
- Massed practice with all content delivered in one session
- Spaced repetition with content revisited across multiple sessions (Correct answer)
- Single exposure followed by a comprehensive written exam
- Passive reading of frameworks without application exercises
Correct answer: Spaced repetition with content revisited across multiple sessions
Spaced repetition leverages the spacing effect, where information reviewed at increasing intervals is retained significantly longer.
Question 7: A stakeholder requests that a CTC add 10 new topics to an already full two-day coaching curriculum. The BEST response is to:
- Add all topics by reducing time on each existing topic equally
- Conduct a priority analysis and negotiate scope against learning objectives (Correct answer)
- Deliver the extra topics as optional pre-reading only
- Accept the request and extend the program to three days without discussion
Correct answer: Conduct a priority analysis and negotiate scope against learning objectives
Effective curriculum development requires scope management; a priority analysis ensures added topics align with objectives without diluting existing content quality.
CTC Curriculum Design & Development 3
Which learning theory most directly supports the use of team simulations and role-play exercises in CTC curriculum design?