(Chapter 6) Learning, Development, and Evaluation Flashcards

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An organization where employee development, learning, and training are part of the culture

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Learning organization

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The process of encouraging and enabling employees to understand, plan, and develop their career skills and interests

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Career management/career development

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Refers to the method by which adults best absorb a new concept

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Adult learning styles

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4
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What are the 5 adult learning styles?

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  1. Visual (spatial)
  2. Aural (auditory-musical)
  3. Verbal (linguistic)
  4. Physical (kinesthetic)
  5. Logical (mathematical)
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5
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Learning through pictures, drawings, and images

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Visual/spatial

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Learning through sound or music

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Aural (auditory-musical)

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Learning through words (verbal and writing)

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Verbal (linguistic)

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8
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Learning through touch or movement

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Physical (kinesthetic)

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9
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Learning through logic or reasoning

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Logical (mathematical)

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10
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6 distinct traits of adult learners

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  1. Independent
  2. Self-directed
  3. Results-oriented
  4. Practical
  5. Resistant to change
  6. Learn more slowly
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Bloom’s 3 domains of learning

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  1. Cognitive domain (collecting, synthesizing, and applying knowledge)
  2. Affective domain (emotions & attitudes)
  3. Psychomotor domain (motor skills)
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12
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The desire to achieve a goal, seek challenges, or complete a task that is driven by enjoyment and personal satisfaction

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Intrinsic motivation

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The desire to accomplish a goal that is driven by external factors like praise, financial rewards or other benefits, or punishment

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Extrinsic motivation

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14
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What are the 2 categories of training methods?

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  1. Cognitive
  2. Behavioral
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Training method that focuses on processes, guidelines, methods, and rules

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Cognitive methods of training

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16
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Live demos/tutorials, lectures to provide info, group discussions for process-based problem solving, computer or web-based training are all examples of what type of training method?

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Cognitive

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Training method that is interactive and intended to spark creative thinking; focuses on problem-solving rather than processes

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Behavioral methods of training

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18
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Roleplaying, behavioral modeling to compare scenarios, case studies with open discussions, and group brainstorming to solve sample problems are all examples of what type of training method?

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Behavioral

19
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What does the ADDIE model stand for?

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Analysis
Design
Development
Implementation
Evaluation

20
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A commitment between an employee and supervisor that identifies the employee’s growth opportunities and development needs

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Individual Development Plan (IDP)

21
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What is the 70-20-10 model of learning?

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70 percent of learning happens through doing, 20 percent of learning happens by coaching or mentoring from others, and 10 percent happens through formal learning

22
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What are Kirkpatrick’s 4 levels of learning evaluation?

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  1. Reaction
  2. Learning
  3. Behavior
  4. Results
23
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Kirkpatrick level of learning evaluation that measures satisfaction with training, looking at how engaged learners were during the training and whether they felt the training was valuable

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Reaction

24
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Kirkpatrick level of learning evaluation that measures the degree to which participants’ skills or knowledge increased due to training

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Learning

25
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Kirkpatrick level of learning evaluation that measures the degree to which participants’ behavior increased due to training and how they apply their new knowledge

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Behavior

26
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Kirkpatrick level of learning evaluation that measures results achieved due to training

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Results

27
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Measures an individual’s performance, coaches and develops employees, and rewards and recognizes performance

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Performance management

28
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Instant, in-the-moment advice that occurs outside the formal performance review (which occurs typically once a year)

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Informal feedback

29
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What is the most common type of formal feedback?

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Performance appraisal/performance evaluation

30
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Documented assessment of the employee’s performance in a specific period of time (typically a year) that contributes to the employee’s overall development

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Performance appraisal/performance evaluation

31
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A method used to compare employees’ relative performance; a forced distribution method of rating employees that ranks them in order of productivity

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Ranking

32
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Rater error in which the interviewer allows one positive characteristic of a candidate to overly influence their decision

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Halo effect

33
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Rater error in which the rater allows characteristics they share with the employee to impact the rating

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Similar-to-me effect

34
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Rater error in which the rater gives greater importance to recent events than to the overall performance of the employee or candidate

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Recency effect

35
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Rater error in which the rater allows one negative characteristic to influence the entire rating

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Horns effect

36
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Rater error in which a manager. gives most or all employees a rating that falls in the middle of the scale

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Central tendency

37
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Refers to all the variations that impact a participant’s performance

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Measurement error

38
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When an analyst compares such items as HR policies, practices, wages, and benefits with those of another organization

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benchmarking

39
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When talking about data analysis, what is a brief, meaningful description or basic summary of a data set called?

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Descriptive statistics

40
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Statistical method that explains the relationship between 2 items or variables

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Correlation

41
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What 2 tools can determine correlation?

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  1. regression analysis
  2. scatterplots
42
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What is reliability?

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The consistency of a measurement

43
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What is validity?

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What is being measured and whether it’s relevant