Instructional Design & Development Flashcards
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A training manager wants to measure the financial return on a leadership program. Which evaluation method is most appropriate?
Answer: ROI analysis comparing program costs to business results
ROI analysis (Kirkpatrick Level 4 / Phillips Level 5) compares monetary benefits to training costs to determine financial return.
Which approach best ensures alignment between training content and organizational performance goals?
Answer: Backward design — starting with desired outcomes and working back to content
Backward design (Understanding by Design) starts with performance outcomes and works backward to determine content and instruction.
When creating a job aid, what is the primary design criterion?
Answer: Usability at the point of performance with minimal cognitive effort
Job aids must be immediately usable at the point of need, minimizing the mental effort required to follow them.
Which of the following describes 'chunking' as an instructional strategy?
Answer: Grouping related information into meaningful units to reduce cognitive load
Chunking groups related items into meaningful units, making it easier for working memory to process and transfer to long-term memory.
An instructional designer receives conflicting input from two SMEs on course content. What is the best course of action?
Answer: Facilitate a reconciliation meeting and reference authoritative sources
Designers should mediate SME conflicts by referencing authoritative documentation and facilitating agreement rather than arbitrating unilaterally.
In SAM (Successive Approximation Model), what distinguishes it from ADDIE?
Answer: SAM uses iterative, rapid prototyping cycles rather than linear phases
SAM is an agile, iterative ID model that uses rapid prototyping and repeated cycles of design-develop-evaluate instead of sequential phases.
Which content element most effectively supports transfer of training to the workplace?
Answer: Realistic practice scenarios tied to actual job tasks
Transfer is maximized when practice mirrors the actual job context, making realistic scenarios the strongest transfer support.