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Questions 1

A talent development team wants to quickly communicate up-to-date information on the effectiveness of a learning program to company leaders. Which reporting tool would be most effective?

Options:

A.  

Oral briefing

B.  

Slide presentation

C.  

Executive dashboard

D.  

Process infographic

Discussion 0
Questions 2

Which performance evaluation best exemplifies an accomplishment-based approach to performance measurement?

Options:

A.  

The number of words typed per minute by administrative professionals

B.  

The compliance with laws and regulations by truck drivers

C.  

The identification of anatomical parts by medical students

D.  

The number of quality parts produced by manufacturing employees

Discussion 0
Questions 3

During a lecture to a sales team, a talent development (TD) professional notes that the learners seem to be less attentive after lunch. What should the TD professional do?

Options:

A.  

Divide the group into two teams for debate.

B.  

Instruct the learners to review the printed material.

C.  

Take a short break before continuing the lecture.

D.  

Begin a question-and-answer session.

Discussion 0
Questions 4

During a coaching session, a client exhibits conflicting attitudes toward diversity. The coach wants to use a technique that will challenge the client to define her true attitudes. Which coaching technique is most likely to accomplish this goal?

Options:

A.  

Journaling

B.  

Counseling

C.  

Goal setting

D.  

Socratic questioning

Discussion 0
Questions 5

Which is the most effective way to support younger workers looking for rapid career progression?

Options:

A.  

A comprehensive training program

B.  

Investment in professional qualifications

C.  

A formal job rotation program

D.  

An executive mentoring program

Discussion 0
Questions 6

Which tool shows milestones grouped into beginning and end dates for each project task displayed on a time line?

Options:

A.  

Work breakdown structure

B.  

Critical path method chart

C.  

Gantt chart

D.  

PERT (program evaluation review technique) chart

Discussion 0
Questions 7

Which level of the Kirkpatrick model would best indicate that participants met the course objectives?

Options:

A.  

Employee performance review

B.  

Demonstration of new skill

C.  

Course's return on investment

D.  

Course satisfaction

Discussion 0
Questions 8

Which individual is the most ideal candidate for a 360-degree assessment?

Options:

A.  

A tenured leader who lacks self-confidence but whose immediate superior expects the feedback from the assessment to be much higher than the leader's self-assessment

B.  

An employee facing a critical transition who is interested in the opportunity to receive feedback

C.  

An employee lacking self-awareness, whose leader is trying to prove, with data, that others have a negative perception of the employee

D.  

A tenured leader who has received a complaint about showing favoritism to certain direct reports

Discussion 0
Questions 9

Which activity is included in the "excel" step of an inboarding program?

Options:

A.  

Provide functional orientation and job skill training.

B.  

Make employees feel welcome to a new unit or location.

C.  

Create a positive first impression.

D.  

Provide opportunities to continue professional development.

Discussion 0
Questions 10

Which is the most likely result of an organization's reporting structure becoming increasingly complex?

Options:

A.  

Narrowed communication among suborganizations

B.  

Recognition of the organization's high-level problems

C.  

Unified objectives and key results among suborganizations

D.  

Improved recognition of individual accomplishments

Discussion 0
Questions 11

Which part of an objective informs the learner of the tools, books, and equipment that will be available when the learner completes the objective?

Options:

A.  

Condition

B.  

Audience

C.  

Behavior

D.  

Degree

Discussion 0
Questions 12

An organization with over 5,000 employees in four countries determines there is a strong need to establish emotional intelligence training for all employees. Which is the most effective first step for the organization's talent development team to take?

Options:

A.  

Engage the instructional designers to begin developing a curriculum for the training.

B.  

Determine cultural factors that may affect the reception of emotional intelligence training.

C.  

Identify the internal resources and commitments that may impact the delivery of the training.

D.  

Define what success looks like, including the desired outcome of the training.

Discussion 0
Questions 13

An organization has experienced an online customer data breach. In response, the talent development team is asked to design a solution to reinforce information and data security guidelines. Why would simulations be an appropriate choice for this scenario?

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 14

Which level of Bloom's taxonomy is demonstrated by this learning objective: “By the end of the course, learners will be able to explain the process of negotiation”?

Options:

A.  

Knowledge

B.  

Comprehension

C.  

Analysis

D.  

Application

Discussion 0
Questions 15

Which is a task of a talent development professional working on performance improvement?

Options:

A.  

Following the principle that learning can be fun

B.  

Discovering and analyzing human performance gaps using a systematic process

C.  

Developing content that is job relevant and close in time to when people need it

D.  

Motivating people to learn and see how training will help them perform on the job

Discussion 0
Questions 16

A company's talent development team has determined a need to collect learning activity by learners from websites, systems, and applications using xAPI (experience application programming interface). Which type of system is designed to store this learning activity?

Options:

A.  

Learning content management system

B.  

Learning management system

C.  

Learning record store

D.  

Student information system

Discussion 0
Questions 17

A new talent development (TD) manager is asked to change the way the TD team processes requests for training. The TD manager sees this as an opportunity to learn about the strengths, achievements, and potential of the team's members. Which change model should the TD manager employ to position the change as a positive opportunity instead of as a problem that needs to be fixed?

Options:

A.  

McKinsey 7-S framework

B.  

Action research

C.  

Appreciative inquiry

D.  

Kotter's eight-step change model

Discussion 0
Questions 18

Which statement demonstrates the best use of applying adult learning theory in a coaching conversation?

Options:

A.  

“Are you missing deadlines because you don't know how to manage your time? There is a class I'd like you to attend.”

B.  

“I reviewed your self-assessment. In order to reach your goals, I'm going to assign you the following training.”

C.  

“Management was impressed with your research. I'd like you to lead the next research project.”

D.  

“Tell me more about your goals for the upcoming year. What do you need in order to be able to accomplish these goals?”

Discussion 0
Questions 19

Which type of reward is most likely to increase the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers?

Options:

A.  

Material

B.  

Personalized

C.  

Monetary

D.  

Variable

Discussion 0
Questions 20

A talent development (TD) professional is designing a document for digital distribution and wants to accommodate learners with disabilities and maximize universal accessibility of the document. Which document design element should the TD professional avoid including in the document?

Options:

A.  

High-contrast text and background colors

B.  

Alternative text with visuals

C.  

Tables with merged cells

D.  

Headings and subheadings in logical order

Discussion 0
Questions 21

A talent development (TD) professional regularly conducts a workshop for teams of customer service representatives and their managers. Within the workshop is a brainstorming exercise called “Obstacles to Success within Our Department.” Historically, staff members tend to remain quiet while the managers participate. Which is the best tactic that the TD professional could implement at the start of the brainstorming exercise to encourage participation from staff members?

Options:

A.  

Encourage staff members who have spoken up throughout the workshop to participate.

B.  

Call on staff members who have been relatively quiet throughout the workshop to participate.

C.  

Divide the staff and managers into separate groups to collect feedback from each group.

D.  

Ask managers to observe and not participate.

Discussion 0
Questions 22

Which foundational concept includes the premise that learners need to know why they should learn something?

Options:

A.  

Knowles's adult learning theory

B.  

Gagné's nine levels of learning

C.  

Bloom's taxonomy

D.  

Kirkpatrick model

Discussion 0
Questions 23

Which type of chart or graph produces the highest frequency of errors due to visual interpretation inaccuracies?

Options:

A.  

Scatter plot

B.  

Pie chart

C.  

Box plot

D.  

Stacked bar chart

Discussion 0
Questions 24

Why are individual development plans (IDPs) most effective when a manager is involved?

Options:

A.  

Because IDPs track goals, identify development strategies, and encourage the manager's support.

B.  

Because IDPs require the manager's inside knowledge of the organization.

C.  

Because IDPs created by the manager speed up the individual development process.

D.  

Because IDPs allow the manager to discipline the employee for not meeting benchmarks.

Discussion 0
Questions 25

A talent development professional would like to incorporate facility tours and other immersive experiences into an existing leadership development program. Which specific leadership skill would these activities most likely support?

Options:

A.  

Empowerment

B.  

Delegation

C.  

Business acumen

D.  

Influence

Discussion 0
Questions 26

Which would be the best example of incorporating Knowles's adult learning theory into course design and delivery?

Options:

A.  

Speak to the group as a whole rather than to individual learners.

B.  

Create lecture notes that use sophisticated language to clearly explain concepts.

C.  

Connect the learners to their own self-motivation for learning.

D.  

Provide open-ended questions that require group discussion.

Discussion 0
Questions 27

A talent development (TD) professional needs the company's chief financial officer (CFO) to seriously consider a new program recommendation. Which should be the TD professional's first step?

Options:

A.  

Understand the CFO's point of view, needs, and priorities.

B.  

Present the recommendation based on the TD professional's analysis of management's strategic goals.

C.  

Connect the recommendation to business driver returns on investment (ROIs).

D.  

Speak the CFO's language by incorporating industry-specific terms into the TD professional's message.

Discussion 0
Questions 28

A talent development (TD) professional has been asked to create a training program to address poor interpersonal communication within an information technology project team. The problem needs to be addressed as quickly as possible. Which is the best design theory for the TD professional to use?

Options:

A.  

Learner-centered instruction

B.  

ADDIE model

C.  

Successive approximation model (SAM)

D.  

Theory of behavioral objectives

Discussion 0
Questions 29

A talent development (TD) professional is asked to facilitate training for a team of mid-level technicians in how to train new hires. The TD professional lacks expertise in the technicians' field and therefore expects resistance from the group. Which delivery approach will most likely help the technicians overcome their resistance?

Options:

A.  

Use game design to engage the technicians.

B.  

Ask a senior technical expert to be available to answer questions after the session.

C.  

Ask a senior technical expert to introduce the TD professional to the group.

D.  

Use jargon and technical terms to appear credible.

Discussion 0
Questions 30

A manager is described as amicable and democratic while working with groups, and skilled at communicating. Which emotional intelligence area is being demonstrated by the manager?

Options:

A.  

Productive handling of emotions

B.  

Motivation

C.  

Self-regulation

D.  

Relationship building

Discussion 0
Questions 31

A talent development leader needs to give feedback to an employee who is disruptive during meetings. Which statement is the most effective example of behavioral feedback?

Options:

A.  

“Many colleagues have mentioned that you disrupt team meetings by interrupting them.”

B.  

“You were being very negative and disruptive to others during today's meeting.”

C.  

“Over the last several months, you have consistently been negative and disrespectful.”

D.  

“In today's meeting, you cut off several coworkers who were disagreeing with your opinion.”

Discussion 0
Questions 32

Which statement provides the best example of using advocacy and inquiry in cross-cultural communication?

Options:

A.  

“Let's work together to get this project completed.”

B.  

“This is the approach we used at my previous company.”

C.  

“Here's what needs to be done and what I need from you.”

D.  

“Walk me through what you think about this approach.”

Discussion 0
Questions 33

What is the primary purpose of an organizational needs assessment?

Options:

A.  

To provide information on what type of training is needed for a specific job

B.  

To examine the skills, knowledge, and attitudes required for specific jobs

C.  

To analyze how well individual employees are performing responsibilities and duties

D.  

To determine the skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed to achieve strategic goals

Discussion 0
Questions 34

An organizational leader requested a course to improve business communications. The talent development (TD) professional selected and delivered an off-the-shelf program. The leader complained that the program failed to meet business requirements. Which action by the TD professional would have been the best strategy for aligning the learning program with business requirements?

Options:

A.  

Require that all learners review program goals prior to the training.

B.  

Clarify desired performance behaviors with the leader prior to the training.

C.  

Ask the leader to select the off-the-shelf program based on business requirements.

D.  

Ensure that all post-training assessments align with program goals.

Discussion 0
Questions 35

When collecting data for a needs assessment, which step should a talent development professional take first?

Options:

A.  

Identify sources that can supply the required data.

B.  

Identify questions that must be answered through data collection.

C.  

Identify potential data collection methods.

D.  

Choose the data collection method(s) to be used for the needs assessment.

Discussion 0
Questions 36

A talent development (TD) professional assigned as a project leader must deliver written feedback to a project member. Which approach should the TD professional use?

Options:

A.  

Provide behaviorally specific feedback that links to upcoming action items.

B.  

Outline the project mistakes and request acknowledgment before moving forward.

C.  

Open with personable language before providing the details of the feedback.

D.  

Reinforce the TD professional's project leader role before providing feedback.

Discussion 0
Questions 37

Which factor would most likely prompt a talent development professional to use asynchronous online learning?

Options:

A.  

The subject matter is mostly affective.

B.  

The learners' needs are similar.

C.  

The time available to design the program is short.

D.  

The learners are self-directed.

Discussion 0
Questions 38

Which would be a benefit of using social media to deliver a prework assignment to bring together participants from varied domestic locations?

Options:

A.  

Social media is proven as the ideal collaboration platform for a virtual training when participants are present in varied locations within a country.

B.  

Social media is prevalent enough to allow the assumption that all participants already have accounts with which they can participate in the prework.

C.  

Social media platforms allow participants to easily work together at a distance and organize for collective action.

D.  

Social media platforms are robust, reliable, and will guarantee ease of access for all participants.

Discussion 0
Questions 39

In a culturally diverse company, which action should a talent development professional take to best ensure consistent engagement in a training program?

Options:

A.  

Set guidelines and expectations for participant behaviors.

B.  

Provide resources about cultural taboos.

C.  

Discuss the business norms of the company.

D.  

Have a group discussion about cultural differences.

Discussion 0
Questions 40

Based on the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument, which part of the brain is associated with a mode of thinking that is emotional, interpersonal, sensory, kinesthetic, and symbolic?

Options:

A.  

Left brain, cerebral

B.  

Left brain, limbic

C.  

Right brain, limbic

D.  

Right brain, cerebral

Discussion 0
Questions 41

Which type of assessment best identifies gaps in knowledge, skills, or attitudes?

Options:

A.  

Performance assessment

B.  

Organizational assessment

C.  

Individual assessment

D.  

Task assessment

Discussion 0
Questions 42

Which element is most important to review in order to minimize organizational disruption when introducing a new technology?

Options:

A.  

Current process

B.  

Employee development

C.  

Vendor selection

D.  

Benchmarking

Discussion 0
Questions 43

Which delivery option should a talent development professional select when the learner needs to practice a physical skill without the real-world cost or consequences of failure?

Options:

A.  

Self-paced e-learning

B.  

On-the-job training

C.  

Simulation

D.  

Augmented reality

Discussion 0
Questions 44

Which question is most important for a talent development professional to consider when shaping a persuasive message?

Options:

A.  

Is my audience knowledgeable, uninformed, or uninterested?

B.  

Is my audience interested, informed, or indifferent?

C.  

Is my audience supportive, resistant, or complacent?

D.  

Is my audience motivated, resistant, or moved?

Discussion 0
Questions 45

During a training class, a talent development (TD) professional is shocked by an attendee's question, which causes the TD professional to show signs of anger. Which is the best way for the TD professional to prepare for similar situations in the future?

Options:

A.  

Determine what about the question triggered the TD professional's response.

B.  

Reflect on the situation as a learning experience.

C.  

Reduce the number of questions from participants.

D.  

Increase the didactic portion of the course.

Discussion 0
Questions 46

When presenting to executive leadership to gain support, which is the most important point to convey?

Options:

A.  

Depth of data collected

B.  

Design process

C.  

Project timeline

D.  

Return on investment

Discussion 0
Questions 47

A company's director of sales asks a talent development (TD) professional to create a training module to help the team increase sales. Which step should the TD professional take first to ensure training will solve the problem?

Options:

A.  

Create a training module based on the TD professional's knowledge of successful sales training.

B.  

Ask the director some probing questions to better understand the performance gap.

C.  

Set up interviews with employees on the sales team.

D.  

Ask the TD team members their thoughts on the best way to train a sales team.

Discussion 0
Questions 48

A talent development (TD) professional is creating a course that will begin with self-paced prework covering many of the concepts that will be included in the course. The course activities will reinforce this learning through collaboration and discussion. Which method is the TD professional using?

Options:

A.  

Flipped classroom

B.  

Synchronous learning

C.  

Asynchronous learning

D.  

Understanding by design

Discussion 0
Questions 49

Which method of instructional design focuses on an iterative approach using prototypes?

Options:

A.  

Waterfall model

B.  

Backward design model

C.  

ADDIE model

D.  

Successive approximation model (SAM)

Discussion 0
Questions 50

A talent development professional has been tasked with teaching new standard operating procedures (SOPs) to a company's employees. Which is the best strategy for gaining compliance from change-resistant employees?

Options:

A.  

Conduct classroom training that requires employees to review the new SOPs.

B.  

Recruit influential employees to promote the new SOPs among their peers.

C.  

Issue a memo across the company explaining the new SOPs.

D.  

Remind resistant employees that following SOPs is required.

Discussion 0
Questions 51

Which is the first step in identifying a performance gap?

Options:

A.  

Compare ideal and actual performance.

B.  

Determine key stakeholders.

C.  

Define which accomplishments are not being met.

D.  

Identify the business goal.

Discussion 0
Questions 52

Which of Kirkpatrick's four levels of evaluation ensures learners can apply what they learned to their job role?

Options:

A.  

1

B.  

2

C.  

3

D.  

4

Discussion 0
Questions 53

A talent development professional is managing a project, and several members of the project team are adding additional work or deliverables to the original project without requesting formal changes. This is an example of which project management concern?

Options:

A.  

Risk assessment

B.  

Scope creep

C.  

Critical path

D.  

Work breakdown structure

Discussion 0
Questions 54

Which activity encourages learners to develop their own personal learning network?

Options:

A.  

Enrolling in a class

B.  

Participating in a blog

C.  

Performing online research

D.  

Accessing professional journals

Discussion 0
Questions 55

Which is the most appropriate way for a talent development professional to foster cross-cultural respect in the workplace?

Options:

A.  

Provide learning materials in the language spoken primarily by the majority of the learning group.

B.  

Interact with learners in an informal way, in order to help people feel more comfortable.

C.  

Assess learners to show how their own culture has influenced their values, beliefs, and perceptions.

D.  

Leverage cultural norms when creating scenarios and case studies for application in the workplace.

Discussion 0
Questions 56

A talent development professional's criteria in selecting a training delivery method include cost-effectiveness, low amount of trainer travel, and low amount of trainee time away from work. Immediate trainee feedback in real time is not required. Which delivery method would best address this situation?

Options:

A.  

Blended e-learning

B.  

Facilitator-led classroom learning

C.  

Asynchronous e-learning

D.  

Synchronous e-learning

Discussion 0
Questions 57

Which is most likely to increase the effectiveness of an informal learning program?

Options:

A.  

Require participation.

B.  

Set participant expectations.

C.  

Assign mentors.

D.  

Offer stretch assignments.

Discussion 0
Questions 58

A sales company has strictly used classroom training for product learning in the past. The company's talent development (TD) manager asks a TD professional to look into e-learning for the company. The TD manager thinks this change could improve sales performance. Which is the first step that the TD professional should take in order to determine if e-learning is the correct solution for the company?

Options:

A.  

Perform a cost-benefit analysis for e-learning in the workplace.

B.  

Conduct a needs assessment to determine if e-learning will meet training gaps.

C.  

Research what technological upgrades the company would need for implementation of e-learning.

D.  

Identify the type of e-learning the sales team prefers.

Discussion 0
Questions 59

A health-care organization has committed to improving patient satisfaction scores. A key element in the improvement effort is for personnel, regardless of role, to view themselves as caregivers. In addition to role-playing, which instructional method would be most appropriate for changing attitudes about patient care?

Options:

A.  

Case studies

B.  

Job aids

C.  

Video recordings of customer interactions

D.  

Self-assessments

Discussion 0
Questions 60

Which approach would be most effective in identifying an employee's learning growth and the employee's understanding of her impact on others following a cross-training assignment?

Options:

A.  

Multi-rater feedback

B.  

Performance appraisal

C.  

Coaching

D.  

Self-review

Discussion 0
Questions 61

A talent development professional is designing an electronic performance support system. Which audience would most benefit from a mobile learning option?

Options:

A.  

An executive who travels quarterly

B.  

Technical support professionals in a regional office

C.  

Engineers in a home office

D.  

Repair personnel in the field

Discussion 0