INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN LIKELY QUESTIONS

 




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1. The systematic process of creating instruction based on scientific research that produces

effective, efficient, and reliable instruction is known as

a) instructional design

b) instructional evaluation

c) curriculum design

d) curriculum evaluation

ANS: Ainstructional design

 

2. Which instructional design method focuses on incorporating the learner's needs, skills and learning context into the course design?

a) ADDIE model

b) Dick and Carey Systems Approach model

c) Rapid ISD model

d) SAM model

ANS:B Dick and Carey Systems Approach model

 

3. The SAM model focuses on the process.

a) prototyping / assumptions

b) prototyping / mistakes

c) proofreading / mistakes

d) team building / assumptions and expects that

will be made throughout

ANS:A prototyping / assumptions

 

4. Which of the following statements below is TRUE with regards to SAM:

a) SAM is an agile instructional design model created by Michael Allen

b) SAM is a slow and meticulous instructional design model focused on perfection

c) SAM expects that stakeholders will not change their minds throughout the design

process

d) SAM is an agile instructional design model created by Bill Turnbull

 

ANS: A SAM is an agile instructional design model created by Michael Allen

 

5. What are the three learning theories that are typically addressed during effective instructional design?

.Behaviorism _IL. Abstractionism

Ili. Cognitivism

SIV.: Constructivism

b) Wiland IV

c)hl and lif

d) I and IV

Behaviorism is based on

ANS:B Wiland IV

 


 6 Behaviorism is based on .......... and ..........changes in behavior

a) comprehensive / measurable

b) observable / measurable

c) observable / realistic

d) comprehensive/ realistic and

changes in behavior.

 

ANS:A  observable / measurable

 

7. Cognitivism believes that information is:

a) relevant only when learned in the classroom

b) received, retrieved and recited

c) received, stored and retrieved

d) received in small, bit-sized training modules

 

ANS:  C received, stored and retrieved

8. Prior to designing content for Constructivists, instructional designers must first:

a) Take deep breaths because this is the hardest audience to design effective training for.

b) Have an understanding of what previous experience the learners are already bringing to the table.

c) Strategize on how the same piece of content can be used in both the classroom and virtual setting without any edits.

d) Have an expert level understanding of the topics to be covered in the training.

 

ANS: B  Have an understanding of what previous experience the learners are already bringing to the table.

 

9. Learners who take a course because they enjoy learning are said to have. while learners who take a course to get something in return are said to have motivation

a) intrinsic / extrinsic

b) intrinsic / holistic

c) extrinsic / intrinsic

d) holistic / extrinsic

motivation

 

ANS: A intrinsic / extrinsic

 

10. Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs consists of five basic human needs in the following order of importance:

Physiological, Safety, Love/Belonging, Esteem, Self-Actualization

b) Physiological, Safety, Love/Belonging, Self-Actualization, Esteem

c) Physiological, Love/Belonging, Safety, Esteem, Self-Actualization


d), Physiological, Love/Belonging, Safety, Self-Actualization, Esteem

 

ANS:
C  
Physiological, Safety, Love/Belonging, Esteem, Self-Actualization

 

11. Even If you create the most fascinating course, if a learner's won't gain from it.

a) esteem b self-Actualization

c) safety

d) physiological

 

ANS: D physiological

 

needs are not met, they

12. The need for self-actualization is typicaly fulfled after a learner has finished a course and

a) Learners being able to brag to their peers that they have completed the course.

b) Learners expecting to be compensated for the course they have just completed.

c) Learners expecting to be able to utlize their newly acquired knowledge to grow on a

personal or professional level.

d) Learners being able to hang a certificate of achievement in their office after completion

of the course.

 

 

ANS: C  Learners expecting to be able to utlize their newly acquired knowledge to grow on a personal or professional level.

 

13. Which of the following statements about WIIFM is NOT true?

a) WIIFM stands for 'What's In It For Me'.

b) Designing a course with WIIFM' in mind ensures the learner will be motivated to finish

the course.

c) A good WIIFM utilizes both internal and external motivations and needs.

d) A course designed with the 'WIIFM' in mind typically ensures high assessment scores.

 

ANS: D  A course designed with the 'WIIFM' in mind typically ensures high assessment scores

 

14. John Keller's ARCS Model of Motivational Design stands for?

a) Attrition, Relevance, Coincidence, Satisfaction

b) Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction

c) Attention, Routine, Confidence, Situation

d) Attrition, Routine, Coincidence, Situation

 

ANS:B  Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction

 

" 15. The Relevance step in John Keller's ARCS Model of Motivational Design:

a) Ensures that learners get relevant feedback throughout the course.

b) Demonstrates the importance and relevance of the content through familiar examples and learning goals.

c) Rewards learners for providing relevant examples of their own during training.

d) Includes relevant games, questions and problem-solving challenges to learners within the

course

 

ANS:B  Demonstrates the importance and relevance of the content through familiar examples and learning goals

 

16. All of the following are an outcome of the Needs Analysis phase EXCEPT:

a) Needs analysis helps discover the target audience for the course.

b) Needs analysis helps to uncover the true purpose of creating the course.

c) Needs assessment helps to determine the length of the pre & post assessments for a course.

d)Needs analysis helps to find out if training is really a viable solution

 

ANS:D Needs analysis helps to find out if training is really a viable solution

 

17. One of the best ways to collect information about performance gap and root causes is by using the

A technique.

a) gap code

b) gap analysis

c) five why

d) two truths and alle

 

 

ANS:C  five why

 

18 .According to

principle, an instructional designer should omit unneeded

words, sounds and graphics that will distract the learner and activate irrelevant prior knowledge.

a) Contiguity

b) Modality

c) Redundancy

d) Coherence

 

ANS: D Coherence

 

19 When conducting a Learning Needs Analysis, which of these elerents is considered the most important when the goal is to teach a new skill or change a behaviour?

a) Observation

b) Focus groups

c) Interviews

d) Reviewing literature

 

ANS:  D Reviewing literature

 

19. The primary disadvantage of Observation as part of learning needs analysis is:

a) People typically perform better when they know they are being observed.

b) Watching people work can be a fairly uncomfortable task for instructional designers.

c) People tend to underperform when they know they are being observed.

d) Observing someone do their job in person doesn't give an instructional designer insight into what their typical challenges are.

ANS:D  Observing someone do their job in person doesn't give an instructional designer insight into what their typical challenges are

 

20. Interviews conducted as part of learning needs analysis can be

a) exhausting / time consuming

b) expensive / inaccurate

c) expensive / time consuming

d) exhausting / biased

 

ANS: A exhausting / time consuming

 

21. The goal of the design document is to capture the entire design process for a specific project and are typically based on:

a) The stakeholder's requirements

b) The needs analysis

c) The size of the instructional design team

d) The intended training audience

 

ANS: D The intended training audience

 

22. Storyboarding and prototyping is used by instructional designers to:

a) Take up additional project hours

b) Provide themselves with a personal boost and to prove that they can handle complex projects

c) Determine the need for additional instructional design staff for any given project

d) Illustrated and communicate their ideas to team members and stakeholders

 

ANS: D Illustrated and communicate their ideas to team members and stakeholders

 

23. Storyboards typically include:

a) All visual elements necessary to convey the intention of each slide.

b) All audio, visual and text elements to convey the intention of each slide.

c) All visual and text elements to convey the intention of each slide.

d) All audio elements necessary to convey the intention of each slide.

 

 

ANS:B All audio, visual and text elements to convey the intention of each slide.

 

24. storyboards typically include:

a) all visual element necessary to convey the intention of each slide.

b) all audio, visual and text element to convey the intention of each slide.

c) all visual and text element to convey the intention of each slide.

d)  all audio elements necessary to convey the intention of each slide.

 

 

ANS:A all visual element necessary to convey the intention of each slide

 

25. Which of the following element is NOT typically part of a storyboard template?

a)  On-Screen Text & Graphics

b)  Audio/Video Timecode

c) Programming/Development Notes

d) Audio Narration

 

ANS:B  Audio/Video Timecode

 

26. Which one of the following is a disadvantage of storyboarding?

a) It wastes a lot of time

b) Makes it harder for SMEs to review projects

c) Storyboards only work for linear courses

d) Necessitates a lot of re-work

 

ANS: c) Storyboards only work for linear courses

 

27. The first level in the Kirkpatrick model is ___ and asks the learner what they think about the course

‘s content and presentation methods immediately after it has taken place.

a)   Results

b)   Reaction

c)   Behaviour

d)   Learning

 

e)   ANS:C  Behaviour

 

28. Which of the following are benefits of chunking to a student?

        I. Aids in information retention and recall

       II. Reduces information load

       III. Learner can work with limited screen spaces of various devices used to access courses

       IV. Help learners understand the subject matter easily and effectively

a)   I, II, and IV

b)   I, III and IV

c)   III, II, I, and I

d)   III,II, and I

 

e)   ANS:C III, II, I, and I

 

29.  An ICT instructor has designed a lesson in which the facilitator teaches how to connect to a website before using online bill pay. The learning experience is following whose guideline.

a) Benjamin Bloom strategy of sequencing

b) Robert Gagne strategy of sequencing

c) Posner and Strike strategy of sequencing

d) Reigeluth strategy of sequencing

 

ANS: Benjamin Bloom strategy of sequencing

 

30. According to________ Principle, an instructional designer should omit unneeded words, sounds and graphics that will distract the learner and activate irrelevant prior knowledge.

a) Contiguity

b) Modality

c) Redundancy

d) Coherence

 

ANS: Redundancy

 

Section B

31. The teacher presents a lesson in which she hopes that the learners will learn the difference between system software and application software. She has carefully planned activities in which she will present examples of software and will help students determine the differences. She will test the students at the end of instruction to confirm that they can identify those applications that are system software.

A – Education, B – Instruction, C – Training and D – Teaching.

 

ANS: D – Teaching

32. The instructional designer for a Ghana Education Service has developed a print-based instructional package for Human Resource managers who are involved in hiring to prepare them to follow legal practices during the hiring process. The learning materials inform them of the rules and show them examples and nonexamples of the rules’ application. The tests provide a copy of an interview dialog between a manager and a potential employee. The learners must identify if all laws were followed, and if they were not followed, identify which laws were broken and what should have been said to follow the laws.

 A – Education, B – Instruction, C – Training and D – Teaching.

 

ANS: B – Instruction

 

 

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