Meeting Management Post-Test

Thank you for your interest in learning about meeting management!  Please take a few moments to fill out your name and the questionnaire below.  This measure, along with your pre-test will help us assess how much you learned in this module.  Thank you!

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Which is the most effective way to enhance someone's competence?

• Only give them easy tasks.
• Provide them with informational feedback.
• Praise them, even if you have to stretch the truth.
• Give them very difficult tasks that they have no idea how to perform.

Feedback about specific behaviors is

• Controlling
• Informational

Feedback that leaves room for discussion is

• Controlling
• Informational

Feedback that places blame is

• Controlling
• Informational

Feedback that includes providing rewards that are contingent upon performance is

• Controlling
• Informational

Feedback that emphasizes improvement and development, as opposed to evaluation is

• Controlling
• Informational

Feedback that pressures a person to think, act, and feel in certain ways is

• Controlling
• Informational

Feedback that cites a specific instance of a person's behavior is

• Controlling
• Informational

Which of the following statements about negative feedback is false?

• Negative feedback can lead to a lack of motivation.
• Negative feedback should be avoided, even if the person has performed poorly.
• Negative feedback decreases feelings of competence.
• The effects of negative feedback can be lessened by altering the way in which the feedback is given.
• All of the above are false statements.

Which of the following is a way to promote competence when giving negative feedback?

• Re-frame the feedback so it is not directed at the person, but directed toward their behavior.
• Discuss how the job is supposed to be done and how it can be done better next time.
• Give the person receiving feedback a chance to give explanations for their poor performance.
• Discuss the poor performance in terms of a problem needing to be solved.
• All of the above are ways to promote competence.

Which of the following is most likely to be the most effective?

• Sell 250 bags of candy as a class.
• Each person in the class sell 10 bags of candy.
• Each person in the class sell 10 bags of candy by November 20.
• Each person in the calss sell as many bags of candy as possible.

Feedback is only effective when it is given in a formal, one-on-one feedback session.

• True
• False

It is the process of trying to reach a goal, not the goal itself that provides feedback.

• True
• False

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with these statements about your reaction to the training, using the following scale:

1-Strongly Disagree

2-Disagree

3-Neither agree nor disagree

4-Agree

5-Strongly Agree

I would rate the overall training program as high quality.

1 2 3 4 5

I enjoyed this module.

1 2 3 4 5

I found this module useful.

1 2 3 4 5

I am likely to use what I learned in this workshop in my organization.

1 2 3 4 5

This module will help me do a better job for my organization.

1 2 3 4 5

What were the major benefits you received? Please check all that apply.

Helped confirm some of my ideas.
Presented new ideas and approaches.
Acquainted me with problems and solutions from other organizations.
Gave me a chance to look objectively at myself and my role in the organization.

Which NEW techniques/behaviors would you most like to try out in your organization?  Please indicate your choices by placing a rank next to the behavior (1 being your top choice).

Minimize controlling language when giving feedback.

Re-frame negative feedback as a problem to be solved.

Provide clearer and more specific expectations for members' duties.

Set specific, measureable, and attainable organizational goals.

Increase informal forms of feedback given to members.

Increase formal forms of feedback given to members.

Ensure that members have the resources they need to perform duties.

Other idea to support competence of members (please specify).

For the next two questions, please just give us your honest opinion.

What would have improved this program?

Would you like to complete future programs of a similar nature?

• Yes
• No

The following items concern your experience with the task.  Please answer all items.  For each item, please indicate how true the statement is for you, using the following scale as a guide:

    1           2           3           4           5           6           7

not at all                       somewhat                           very

true                                  true                                    true

I believe that this training could be of some value for me.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I believe I had some choice about taking this training.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

While I was doing this training, I was thinking about how much I enjoyed it.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I believe that doing this training is useful for improved leadership.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

This training was fun to do.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I think this training is important for my improvement.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I enjoyed doing this training very much.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I really did not have a choice about doing this training.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I did this training because I wanted to.

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I think this is an important training.

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I felt like I was enjoying the training while I was doing it.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I thought this was a very boring training.

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It is possible that this training could improve my leadership.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I felt like I had no choice but to do this training.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I thought this was a very interesting training.

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I am willing to do a similar training again because I think it is somewhat useful.

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I would describe this training as very enjoyable.

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I felt like I had to do this training.

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I believe doing this training could be somewhat beneficial for me.

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I did this training because I had to.

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I believe doing this training could help me do better in school.

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While doing this training I felt like I had a choice.

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I would describe this training as very fun.

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I felt like it was not my own choice to do this training.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I would be willing to do a similar training again because it has some value for me.

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