Motivating Adult Learners Flashcards
What term best describes the concept of the trainer treating the participants as adults in the classroom and as equals rather than as students?
A. Andragogical Model
B. Instructor-centered model
C. Colleague learner model
D. Colleague competency model
A. Andragogical model refers to learner centric model
Martha is attending your class on a new technology your company will use. Martha is not interested in the class, though the other participants are engaged. You ask Martha in confidence what seems to be the problem. Martha reports that she’s not going to be using the technology, but her supervisor asked her to attend the class anyway since a colleague cancelled and the cost of the class was already paid for. Which on of the of the following best describes this situation?
A. Martha is not engaged.
B. The training is not relevant to Martha’s life.
C. The instructor hasn’t identified Martha’s motivation
D. THe cost of the training is wasted, as Martha isn’t motivated to learn.
B.
You’re observing Mary as she teaches a technical class. In the class Mary is over enunciating her words, is making exaggerated facial expressions, and is speaking in a voice that may be more appropriate for children than adults. What effect do you think this will have on the learners in the class? Choose the best answer.
A. The learners will leave the class
B. THe learners will be engaged as long as the learning is relevant
C. The learners will not be motivated to learn
D. The learners will become angry
C.
Why should you, as a technical trainer, talk WITH adults rather than TO adults?
A. Adults demand respect
B. Adults like conversations
C. Adults learn by lecture
D. Adults need your attention
A.
An organization is replacing an existing technology with a newer technology that the organization believes is better and more reliable than the older software. Thomas, an an employee in the company, is angry about the change and doesn’t want the change to happen. In your class he’s not motivated to learn, as he’s still emotionally attached to the older software and the time he’s invested mastering the replace program. What term describes Thomas’s experience?
A. Self-directed
B. Denial motivation
C. Value adjustment
D. Organizational change management
C.
What’s the advantage of teaching topics in smaller chunks of information appealing to the kinesthetic, auditory, and visual learners?
A. Adults learn best when information is presented in smaller segments
B. Adults learn best when there’s variety in the class presentation.
C. Adults learn in different ways
D. Adults learn through different learning styles
A.
You are teaching a class on networking. A learner in your class makes a statement that is blatantly wrong, and you feel the need to correct the statement with the learner and for the class. Which one of the following is the best method to rectify the statement?
A. Create a demonstration of the situation to prove why the learner’s statement is wrong.
B. Simply state that the learner’s statement is wrong.
C. Explain to the class, without embarrassing the learner, why you’re actually correct.
D. Explain why the learner’s statement is wrong
D.
Why do you think learners create hypothetical situations when asking questions in a technical class?
A. To retain the information
B. To trick the instructor
C. To prove how smart they are
D. To find relevancy
D.
When a participant incorrectly answers a question in your class, what’s the one thing you should never do in regard to the wrong answer?
A. Embarrass
B. Tell the learner they are wrong
C. Ask someone else to help the learner
D. Replace yoru question
A.
All the following are good responses to utilize when a participant in your class makes an incorrect statement except for which one?
A. Be honest with the learner
B. Agree with the learner
C. Lead the learner
D. Give a demonstration
B.
When it comes to motivation to learn, which one of the following motivations is the best type for adult learners?
A. External
B. Intrinsic
C. Financial
D. Social
B.
A learner has been directed to your class as a part of a requirement for their job in your company. The learner likely has what type of motivations to learn?
A. Organization expectations
B. Career advancement
C. Emotional
D. Personal Interest
A.
Which one of the following statements is an example of learning motivation tied to escapism?
A. I want to learn the technology because it’s fun to me
B. I want to learn the technology to get a better job
C. I want to learn the technology because I’m bored
D. I want to learn the technology to meet new friends
C.
Diane is giving a talk at a “lunch and learn” session for her local computer users’ chapter. In this hour talk she’s keeping the information at a high level and making sure the learners are having fun in the presentation. What type of motivation do you think the majority of the learners have at this function to learn about the technology Diane is teaching?
A. Personal interest
B. Escapism
C. Career Advancement
D. Networking Opportunities
D.
Complete this statement about learning motivation. Competence results in _________ which results in more ________.
A. Education, education
B. Confidence, competence
C. Confidence. education
D. Education, confidence
B.
