Facilitate and Motivate: The Adult Learner * Final Assessment (4/4)

**Facilitate and Motivate: The Adult Learner * Final Assessment (4/4)**

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First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Implementing Strategies for Handling Problem Situations

The goal of this activity is to provide opportunities to practice using interactive behavior skills for resolving common problematic situations during training sessions.

Use the space provided to capture examples of the interactive behavior skill(s) that you would use to handle the problem situations. Discuss whether these responses address all three considerations so that the corresponding results would be achieved.

Problem Situation 1

1. Milton has been monopolizing the discussion and has responded to all questions posed by the trainer before anyone else has a chance to speak. In doing so, he often wanders off the topic and tells long-winded "war stories”.

This answer should be 3-5 sentences.

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Problem Situation 2

2. Mariah has constantly interrupted the trainer to challenge him on technical details of the topic. Her information has been very accurate, indicating that she has extensive knowledge and experience in the subject under discussion.

This answer should be 3-5 sentences.

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Problem Situation 3

3. Tyrone has been very attentive during the training session, but he has never volunteered a response to the trainer’s questions nor has he asked any questions. He is sitting at a table with several very experienced colleagues who have all been responding to the trainer’s questions or asking some of their own.

This answer should be 3-5 sentences.

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Applying Adult Learning Principles to Past Experiences

Review Principles for Conducting Training for Adult Participants
* Focus on “real world” problems
* Emphasize how the learning can be applied.
* Relate the learning to the goals of the participant .
* Relate the materials to the past experiences of the participant.
* Allow debate and challenge of ideas.
* Listen to and respect the opinions of participants.
* Encourage participants to be resources to the trainers and to one another.
* Treat participants like adults.

The goal of this activity is to help you verify and validate adult learning principles by applying them to your own past experiences as an adult learner. Follow the instructions outlined below.

Ineffective Training
Think of a training session you attended in the past that was ineffective for you as an adult learner. Jot down the ineffective elements below. Then, try to associate the ineffective elements you identified with the 8 adult learning principles just discussed.

4. Ineffective Elements

This answer should be 2-3 sentences.

5. Principles Ignored

This answer should be 2-3 sentences.

Effective Training
Think of a training session you attended in the past that was effective for you as an adult learner. Jot down the effective elements below. Then, try to associate the effective elements you identified with the 8 adult learning principles just discussed.

6. Effective Elements

This answer should be 2-3 sentences.

7. Principles Followed

This answer should be 2-3 sentences.

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