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  1. A training manager wants an iterative design model that replaces lengthy linear phases with rapid prototypes and repeated review cycles. Which model best fits?

    Answer: SAM (Successive Approximation Model)

    SAM uses small, repeated design-develop-evaluate iterations built around rapid prototypes.

  2. In Gagné's Nine Events of Instruction, what is the FIRST event?

    Answer: Gain attention

    Gagné's sequence begins with gaining learners' attention before stating objectives.

  3. The 70-20-10 framework suggests that most workplace learning comes from which source?

    Answer: On-the-job experience and challenging assignments

    The model attributes about 70% of development to experiential, on-the-job learning.

  4. Which of Knowles' andragogy principles is MOST directly addressed by explaining why a skill matters before teaching it?

    Answer: Need to know

    Adults need to know why they should learn something before investing effort in it.

  5. Cathy Moore's Action Mapping begins with which step?

    Answer: Identifying the measurable business goal

    Action Mapping starts with a measurable business goal, then identifies the actions needed to reach it.

  6. A trainer schedules short review quizzes at increasing intervals after a course to fight the forgetting curve. This practice is called:

    Answer: Spaced repetition

    Spaced repetition distributes reviews over time to strengthen long-term retention.

  7. Which ARCS model component focuses on helping learners believe they can succeed?

    Answer: Confidence

    Keller's Confidence component builds learners' expectation of success through clear criteria and achievable challenges.

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