Best Practices & Methodologies Flashcards

Before full rollout, a training manager delivers a new program to a small representative group to identify problems. This is called a:

Answer: Pilot test

A pilot test trials the program with a sample audience so issues can be fixed before launch.

Which level of Bloom's revised taxonomy requires learners to produce a new or original work?

Answer: Create

Create is the highest level in Bloom's revised taxonomy, involving generating original products or ideas.

Kirkpatrick's 'Return on Expectations' (ROE) emphasizes:

Answer: Agreeing with stakeholders up front on what success looks like

ROE defines stakeholder expectations at the start and measures training's value against them.

A training needs analysis typically examines which three levels?

Answer: Organization, task/job, and individual

Classic needs analysis looks at organizational, task, and person-level needs.

In a train-the-trainer program, which practice MOST improves the quality of new internal facilitators?

Answer: Having them teach-back segments and receive structured feedback

Teach-back with feedback lets new trainers practice delivery and correct weaknesses before going live.

Which Kirkpatrick level is BEST measured by observing employees' on-the-job application 60–90 days after training?

Answer: Level 3 – Behavior

Level 3 assesses whether learners apply new skills on the job, which needs time to emerge.

A blended learning program is BEST described as:

Answer: A strategic mix of delivery methods such as e-learning, live sessions, and on-the-job practice

Blended learning combines multiple modalities to leverage each method's strengths.