The Training Cycle
What is the first stage of the training cycle?
Identify the training need/problem.
What does Task Analysis break a task into?
Its component steps
Is motivation something an instructor can completely control in another person?
No
Name one thing an instructor can directly control when feeling under pressure: their breathing or the learner's reaction?
Their breathing
What should an instructor do immediately after asking a question?
Pause / Allow thinking time
What stage of the Training Cycle determines what the learner needs to learn?
Analysis
Should Task Analysis be completed before or after writing detailed learning objectives?
Before
Which is more likely to motivate a learner: seeing the relevance of an activity or simply being told to complete it?
Seeing its relevance
What commonly happens to speaking pace when an anxious instructor does not consciously control it?
It becomes faster
Which type of question usually produces more information: Open or Closed?
Open
At which stage do you decide how the learning will be delivered?
Design/Planning
What common expert-instructor problem can Task Analysis help to prevent?
Skipping steps because they have become automatic for the expert.
A task is far too easy for an experienced learner. What is likely to happen to their motivation?
It's likely to decrease.
In our Stress Model, what are the three categories used to decide how to respond to a stressor?
Control, Influence, Accept
What is the purpose of a probe after a learner's first answer?
To explore/develop their answer further.
Which stage tells us whether the training has actually achieved its intended outcome?
Assessment
During Task Analysis, you identify something an experienced controller does automatically but a novice must learn. Should it be included?
Yes
A capable learner has stopped contributing. Before assuming they are lazy or difficult, what should the instructor do?
Find out what is affecting their engagement
You are worried that a learner may ask a question you cannot answer. Is the learner's question itself something you can control?
No - you must accept it.
An instructor asks a difficult question and immediately answers it themselves. What important questioning technique have they failed to use?
Pause
Learners pass an assessment but later cannot apply the learning effectively. Which part of the Training Cycle should cause us to reconsider whether the training actually worked?
Evaluation
Your Task Analysis contains 18 steps, but only 10 are necessary for the learner to perform the task. What should you do with the unnecessary information?
Remove it from the core task analysis/lesson content.
An experienced learner says, "I already know this." What is the most appropriate first instructional response: repeat the explanation, increase the challenge, or ignore the comment?
Increase the challenge.
During a lesson you lose your place and anxiety rises. What is the best response?
Pause, breathe and re-establish where you are.
A learner gives you the correct answer but you need to know whether they actually understand it. What should you do next?
Ask a probing/follow-up question.