Responses to Short Answer Questions for TAE Delivery Field

Name:

1. Summarise your understanding of the following and discuss how you use this knowledge to plan and deliver effective training:
a. Adult learning styles—e.g.
● visual/auditory/kinaesthetic
● theorist/pragmatist/reflector/activist learning styles
b. Adult learning principles
c. The learning cycle.
2. Describe in detail steps you routinely take to ensure a healthy and safe learning environment:
a. Before a training event—consider pre-training OHS requirements for you and / or information to be provided to learners before training
b. At the start of the training event—consider venue issues and OHS information to be provided to learners at the start of a training event
c. Throughout training delivery.
3. Explain Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) procedures in your organisation. To do this, answer the following questions:
● How are OHS hazards recorded and reported in your organisation?
● What emergency procedures are there?
● Where can you go to source OHS information?
● How is equipment used in your organisation maintained for safety?
4. a. Give at least two examples of how you practice inclusivity when
delivering individual or group-based learning.
b. Discuss resources and/or support personnel who may help you ensure that the needs learners with special support needs are met.
5. Describe how training sessions and presentations are (or could be) evaluated and reviewed in your workplace. Explain the benefits of this.
6. a. Describe how training records are stored and maintained in your
workplace.
b. Describe how your workplace ensures security and confidentiality of training records.
7. Briefly define each of the following learning theories and explain how your understanding of each helps you plan, organise and deliver effective group learning:
a. Behaviourist learning theory
b. Cognitive learning theory
c. Information processing (chunking and sequencing).
8. Give two examples each of how you could:
a. Identify the varying needs of individual learners within a group
b. Manage the different needs of learners within a group so that learning is effective for all.
9. Describe two examples of inappropriate behaviour that a learner may demonstrate in a group-based training situation typical to your workplace. For each example, describe at least one strategy you could use to effectively manage the behaviour.
10. List at least two issues to consider when planning and organising ‘on the job’ learning. For each issue describe steps you could take to ensure safe and productive learning without negatively impacting the learner, other employees, or workplace productivity.
11. Select two presentation aids that you may use when delivering a presentation. For each presentation aid selected, submit a brief list of ‘dos and don’ts’ when using each.
Guidance: Presentation aids may include things like visual aids (e.g. PowerPoint presentations, posters, photographs, whiteboard drawings, etc.), models, props or audio aids (e.g. clip of a recorded speech).