Top Adult Learning Quizzes & Trivia

Regardless of where you left off and how old you are now, it’s never too late to go back to school. Adult learners make up roughly 44 percent of all students pursuing work-related courses, basic skills training courses, personal interest courses, apprenticeships, ESL programs, or part-time college degrees. Have you ever considered going back to school and picking up where you left off? What do you know about adult learning and how it works? These quizzes are a great way to find out! In the U.S. alone it is thought that how many millions of adults need to improve their pre-college level academic skills?

Every year, how many kids drop out of school? People with a high school diploma earn an average salary of how much more per year than those who don’t have one? People with a college degree earn an average of how much more per year than those who don’t have one? Adult education has a larger impact on you and the world around you than you may realize. Take these educational quizzes on the subject and find out what you know.

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WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT MAKES FOR GREAT TRAINING?

THE SESSION WAS INTERACTIVE

IT WAS TOO FAR REMOVED FROM MY INTERESTS

I DIDN'T LEARN MUCH

I COULDN'T ASK QUESTIONS WHEN I WANTED

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OUR JOB AS TRAINERS, INSTRUCTORS, AND EDUCATORS IS TO HELP _______?

EXECUTIVES

EMPLOYEES

ADULT LEARNERS

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THE GOLDEN RULE OF TRAINING IS ___________________?

TRAIN OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM TRAIN YOUR DOG

TRAIN OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM TRAIN YOU

TRAIN OTHERS AS THEY TRAIN THEMSELVES

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What was not a reason for participants to dislike the training program by Andrew?

Participants were not aware why were they attending the program.

There was no discussion about application of the concepts in real life.

Andrew did not involve the participants in the process of the training program.

Participants did not like the way presentations were made.

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Andrew could have done several things to make the program interesting. Which one of the following would not have helped?

He could have spoken with the participants before the program to understand what they would like to learn in a workshop on emotional intelligence.

He could have given the design responsibility to the participants

He could have brought in role-plays based on day-to-day life

He could have discussed real life experiences in the presentations.

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Adults differ from children in learning style in which of the following ways?

Adults are content centric and not problem centric.

Real life problems in training makes more sense to adults.

Children don't direct their learning unlike adults

All of the above

B and C only

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You are tailoring instructional materials to the leadership training needs of your executives. This is an example of

The application of adult learning theory in designing instruction

Objective-centered instructions

The learning brain model of instruction

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When you focus on identifying observable and measurable outcomes for training, which theory of learning and instruction is being applied?

Subjective-centered

Objective-centered

Experience-centered

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Which of the following best describes the reasons that Maslows hierarchy of needs is important in relation to adult learning?

To predict and control behavior, stimuli are linked to responses. The approach is based on the premise that learning occurs primarily through reinforcement of desired responses - meaning "rewards."

In this didactic model, someone "telling" the information leads a formal learning session - usually in lecture format.

Five levels of needs indicate that a person can achieve a higher level of need only after lower levels are satisfied, which suggests that people are motivated by different factors - factors that may be unknown or difficult to discern.

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Prefered seating arrangement? Everyone sitting in a circle, or rows with desks?

Rows, this is a class after all.

Circle, I like to see everyone's face when they talk.

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You are happiest when your schedule...

Is full of activities! The busier and more involved I am, the better.

includes learning new material and reading interesting books.

Is set up as a checklist. I have set goals I want to accomplish, and I enjoy seeing when they are done.

involves meeting up with other people. After all, talking with others and seeing their takes on ideas helps me grow in my own understanding.

As long as I'm able to be in charge of the events listed in my schedule, I'm good to go.

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It's your day off. You're most likely to be found...

Climbing the top of a mountain, running a mile, finishing a book I've been working on, anything that involves completing my personal goals.

Learning something new. Whether it be a way to fix a car, or a new theological concept.

Hanging around with friends, either old or new.

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What kind of adult learner are you?

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Prefered seating arrangement? Everyone sitting in a circle, or rows with desks?

Rows, this is a class after all.

Circle, I like to see everyone's face when they talk.

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