In the ADDIE model of training, the ''E" stands for

• Education
• Evaluation
• Execution
• excogitation

The factors on which an employee is evaluated are called

• unbiased characteristics.

• practical items.

• the criteria of performance.

• valid characteristics.

Effective succession planning systems are integrated with an organization's:

• performance management process.

• recruitment and retention plans.

• mission statement.

• compensation and benefit programs.

If evaluators compare the company's absenteeism and turnover rates from before and after a training program, which type of criteria are the evaluators using?

• behaviors
• results
• reactions
• learning

The four criteria proposed for evaluating training programs include reactions, learning, results, and ______

• motivation.
• attitudes.
• behavior.
• feedback.

Which of the following is NOT one of the major criteria for evaluating a training program?

• Reactions of participants
• Learning
• Results
• Length of the training

When two performance evaluators produce consistent evaluations of the same employee, this is called

• inter-rater reliability.
• reliability agreement.
• concurrent validity.
• test-retest reliability.

In the measurement of job performance, the use of descriptive words such as "above average, average and below average" on a rating scale is called a

• standard rating scale.

• benchmark rating scale.

• performance rating scale.

• behaviorally anchored rating scale.

Which of the following is an ADVANTAGE of off-the-job training techniques?

• Allows employees to practice exactly what they will do later on the job
• Allows employees to produce while they are learning
• Allows employees to learn at their own rate without any pressure to produce
• Provides immediate transfer of training

Which of the following illustrates using results as a criterion for evaluating a supervisory training program?

• Measures of turnover, productivity improvement, and grievances in each supervisor’s department
• A frequency count of how often the supervisors praised or disciplined their subordinates over the next 8 weeks
• A 10-item questionnaire asking the supervisors to evaluate the results of the training
• An interpersonal relations rating scale completed by the subordinates of each supervisor