Instructional Design & Delivery Flashcards
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During a law enforcement training session, the instructor uses role-play to simulate a domestic violence call. This technique primarily supports which learning domain?
Answer: Affective and psychomotor domains
Role-play simultaneously engages the affective domain (attitudes, values) and psychomotor domain (physical responses) in a realistic context.
Which sequencing strategy starts with the simplest concepts and progressively moves to the most complex?
Answer: Simple-to-complex sequencing
Simple-to-complex sequencing builds foundational understanding before introducing more advanced concepts.
An instructor is developing a course objective. Which of the following BEST meets criteria for a well-written behavioral objective?
Answer: Given a structural fire scenario, the student will identify at least three signs of backdraft with 100% accuracy
A well-written behavioral objective includes the condition, the observable behavior, and the performance standard (Mager's ABCDs).
What is the MAIN advantage of using spaced practice (distributed practice) over massed practice in public safety skills training?
Answer: It produces better long-term retention and skill durability
Research consistently shows spaced practice improves long-term retention compared to concentrated practice in a single session.
A corrections officer training program adds new content on mental health crisis intervention. The FIRST step in updating the curriculum should be to:
Answer: Conduct a needs assessment to identify performance gaps and training requirements
A needs assessment identifies the gap between current and desired performance before any course revision begins.
Which of Gagné's Nine Events of Instruction involves informing learners of what they will be able to do by the end of the lesson?
Answer: Informing learners of the objective
Informing learners of the objective (Event 3) sets expectations and directs attention toward the intended learning outcomes.
A public safety training program is experiencing poor transfer of learning to the job. Which design change would MOST directly address this problem?
Answer: Incorporating high-fidelity simulations that closely match actual job conditions
Transfer of learning is maximized when training conditions closely resemble the actual job environment (fidelity principle).