Training and Development Quiz

What is the purpose of employee orientation?

• To evaluate the program's success

• To assess the specific knowledge and skills the job requires

• To create better cross-cultural sensitivity

• To provide new employees with the basic background information they need to function

What does ADDIE stand for in the context of training and development?

• A systematic method for teaching job skills

• Analysis-Design-Develop-Implement-Evaluate

• A method used for screening job applicants

• A detailed study of the job to determine specific skills required

What is the primary purpose of OJT (on-the-job training)?

• Having a person learn a job by actually doing it

• A method used for screening job applicants

• A method for teaching job skills that involves presenting questions or facts

• A process of verifying performance deficiency

What is the main focus of diversity training?

• To formulate specific, measurable knowledge and performance training objectives

• To identify the specific knowledge and skills the job requires

• To create better cross-cultural sensitivity

• To assess the program's success

What is the purpose of succession planning?

• A detailed study of the job to determine specific skills required

• Focuses on planning and filling senior-level positions

• A method used for screening job applicants

• A systematic method for teaching job skills

What is the main goal of controlled experimentation in the context of training programs?

• Refers to a formal method for testing the effectiveness of a training program

• A process of verifying performance deficiency

• A method used for screening job applicants

• A method for teaching job skills that involves presenting questions or facts

What is the primary focus of human resource management in the context of organizational development?

• Performance appraisals

• Rewards systems

• Goal setting

• Diversity programs

What is the first step in Kurt Lewin's model of change process?

• Unfreezing – reducing the forces that are striving to maintain the status quo

• Moving – developing new behaviors, values, and attitudes

• Controlled experimentation – formal method for testing the effectiveness of a training program

• Refreezing – managers reinforce the new ways of doing things

What is the purpose of task analysis in the context of training and development?

• A detailed study of the job to determine what specific skills the job requires

• A method used for screening job applicants

• A process of verifying performance deficiency

• A method for teaching job skills that involves presenting questions or facts

What is the primary goal of apprenticeship in the context of training and development?

• A systematic method for teaching job skills

• A detailed study of the job to determine specific skills required

• A method used for screening job applicants

• Process by which people become skilled workers through a combination of formal learning and long-term on-the-job training