Top 350+ Solved Training and Development MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which of these is the benefit of needs assessment?
a. Assessment makes training department more accountable
b. Higher training costs
c. Loss of business
d. Increased overtime working
Q. Which of these is an off - the - job training method?
a. Television
b. Job rotation
c. Orientation training
d. Coaching
Q. In his contribution to understanding learning and learning outcomes, Gagne produced six types of learning related to human performance which he called capabilities, but which of the following is correct?
a. All of the below
b. Motor Skills
c. Basic learning
d. Cognitive strategies
Q. There is no one theory of learning that can be applied to any training programme. The social learning theory has been used successfully in many settings and can be broken down into component parts involving observation, practise, and feedback. Bandura found that various factors also enhanced training such as:
a. all of the below.
b. models being the same race and gender as the trainee.
c. high status models.
d. models perceived to be friendly and helpful.
Q. Anderson's theory of skill development distinguishes between declarative and procedural knowledge. Procedural knowledge refers to knowing how to do something, but what is declarative knowledge?
a. Factual knowledge about a task
b. Automatic task processing
c. Muscle memory
d. Associative knowledge of the task
Q. Transfer of learning to the workplace needs to be made for the training programme to have been successful. Which of the following can hinder this process?
a. All of the below
b. Lack of managerial support
c. Ridicule from colleagues
d. Low self-efficacy
Q. Which of the following is a benefit of employee training?
a. Improves morale
b. Helps people identify with organisational goals
c. Provides a good climate for learning, growth and co - ordination
d. None of the above
Q. One of the major changes in recent years has been the advance of technology and this is evident in training. A CIPD (2008) survey reported nearly 60% of surveyed organisations were already using e-learning which could be described as learning supported by the use of computing technology. The survey also found:
a. it cannot usefully be blended with other training methods.
b. it is not as effective as traditional training methods.
c. it is most often used to complement other forms of learning and development.
d. none of the above.
Q. Organisations develop through training and development which bring benefits to Employees as well as the organisations. Which of the following would not be regarded as a common feature that would result from training in today's modern workplace?
a. Same job for life
b. Be able to move more easily between jobs and other organisations
c. Improve chances of promotion
d. Develop a range of transferable skills
Q. Training needs analysis can take place at organisational, task, and person levels. At the organisational level, it broadly examines what are the organisation's strategic plans and where is training and development needed to fit into the planning. Organisational training needs generally occur when:
a. There is some kind of barrier hindering the achievement of organisational aims and objectives which is best removed by training.
b. Information technology systems need upgrading.
c. Other competing organisations are conducting extensive training programmes.
d. Government provides additional funding.
Q. The first phase of a training programme is a training needs analysis. What does this aim to do?
a. Establish the training resources required
b. Produce selection criteria
c. Identify the training objectives
d. All of the above
Q. In his contribution to understanding learning and learning outcomes, Gagne produced six types of learning related to human performance which he called capabilities, but which of the following is correct?
a. All of the below
b. Cognitive strategies
c. Basic learning
d. Motor Skills
Q. There is no one theory of learning that can be applied to any training programme. The social learning theory has been used successfully in many settings and can be broken down into component parts involving observation, practise, and feedback. Bandura found that various factors also enhanced training such as:
a. All of the below.
b. Models being the same race and gender as the trainee.
c. Models perceived to be friendly and helpful.
d. High status models
Q. Anderson's theory of skill development distinguishes between declarative and procedural knowledge. Procedural knowledge refers to knowing how to do something, but what is declarative knowledge?
a. Factual knowledge about a task
b. Muscle memory
c. Automatic task processing
d. Associative knowledge of the task
Q. Evaluation forms the final stage of the training programme and various models of evaluation have been produced to meet this aspect. Whose model has the four levels of Reaction, Learning, Behaviour, and Results?
a. Kirkpatrick
b. Goldstein
c. Cooper and Robertson
d. Alliger and Janak