The Most Scientifically Reliable Method for Determining Whether a Learning

question 13

Multiple Choice

The most scientifically reliable method for determining whether a learning and development activity has directly contributed to improving learners' performance is to:

• A) ask learners if it has been effective.
• B) ask learners how they are applying what they have learnt and what results they have achieved.
• C) measure learners' performance after the training and compare it with their performance before the training.
• D) compare the performance results of a group of employees who were trained with those of another group who were not trained (i.e. a control group).
• E) observe learners to see if their performance has improved.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

An educational method where the intensity of an action is altered through rewards or penalties.

Strategies

Plans of action designed to achieve a specific goal or set of goals.

Content Theories

Theories that aim to explain the specific things that motivate individuals at work, such as needs and desires.

Maslow's Hierarchy

A psychological theory proposing that human needs are arranged in a hierarchy from physiological needs to safety, love and belonging, esteem, and finally self-actualization; individuals are motivated by the need they have not yet satisfied.