Principles of Message Design Quiz

15 points total – 1 point for each question

The answers to this quiz pertain to the three Message Design Modules you are required to view.

http://www.innovativecollegeteaching.com/mod1web/http://www.innovativecollegeteaching.com/mod2web/http://www.innovativecollegeteaching.com/mod3web/

All answers for this quiz should be found within these three modules. PLEASE NOTE: While you are not turning in the module exercises for credit, it is recommended that you participate in all module exercises to help you correctly answer these quiz questions. Select the ONE best answer for each question.

1. What are trainees better able to do when instructional designers provide pictures that are linked to the text, that is, pictures and words are presented at the same time?

A. Perform their jobsB. Better RecallC. Greater Long Term MemoryD. Redundancy Principle

2. What was the problem with the original PowerPoint presentation presented in Module 1, Exercise 1?

A. It lacked pictures. You can have a lot of text and read the slides word-for-word as long as there is at least one picture on each slide.

B. The presenter mimicked the text written on the slides, which causes the trainees to split their attention.

C. It was difficult to read the text. In order for trainees to move information from short to long term memory, they need to see text that is at least 36 font-type.

D. The text should have been created using color. Color enhances a presentation even if it is just text.

3. According to the video, as long as instructional designers chunk information it will move into memory. How must they chunk the information and what type of memory will it move into?

A. 5 to 9 pieces; long-term memoryB. 9 plus or minus 2; sensory memoryC. 7 plus or minus 2; long-term memoryD. 5 to 9 pieces; working memory

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4. Review the job aid below. Indicate what actions the instructional designer is following that abide by the information provided on short and long term memory.

To obtain the Butterfly Template, follow these steps.1. Open up Word and make sure you are connected to the Internet.

2. Click File; Click New.This box will open.

3. In the box next to Office.com Templates, type in Butterfly. Hit enter.

The Butterfly template should appear for you to download. If it doesn’t, then make sure you are connected to the Internet.

Download the template and you are good to go.

A. The most important information is provided. There are no extraneous words, pictures, or symbols used.

B. The most important information is provided. There are no extraneous words, pictures, or symbols used. Additionally, the instructional designer helped the trainees understand the difference between a template and a logo.

C. The instructional designer used pictures throughout to compliment all the text, which aids trainees in understanding the directions she is communicating to them.

D. The instructional designer used cues and alignment strategies to aid the trainees in chunking materials in sets of 9 minus 2 for better recollection of the information.

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5. One of the module videos presents information about cues. Cues are symbols that draw trainees’ attention to information instructional designers want trainees to focus on. In this video, the presenter says that “Cues can be anything that captures trainees’ attention… such a red square.” What image was inside the red square?

A. An arrow

B.

C. A pencil

D.

6. What are the three ways instructional designers can chunk information?A. 7 plus or minus 2; that is, no more than 9 items or less than 5B. Alphabetical, sequential, or hierarchicalC. Shapes, bullet-face type, and colorD. Cues, chunking, and alignment

7. Below is a website. Indicate which area of the website indicates primary information based on what you learned about vertical and horizontal alignment.

A.

B.

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C

D

8. In one of the module handouts, there is a capture that reads: First they hugged, then they played. Who are “they”?

A. Two little girlsB. TeenagersC. MonkeysD. Cats

9. How might you improve the job aid below with cues, chunking, and alignment strategies?

A. Separate the text with white space; add numbered steps; incorporate more images and highlight information with arrows.

B. Add numbered steps; chunk the information by placing each step within its own cell; make sure the cells do not exceed nine in order to chunk appropriately.

C. Add additional images to illustrate what the text is communicating; align text and images with arrows for greater understanding.

D. Place arrows next to each line of text and extend arrow to represent each line within the image; make sure the most important information sits in the center of the image for ideal vertical alignment.

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10. Yellow plus red = _________, which is what type of color on the color wheel (that is, primary, secondary, or tertiary)? What is the complimentary color to the color indicated on the blank line?

A. Orange; secondary; blueB. Orange; tertiary; reddish-orangeC. Warm yellow; tertiary; blueD. Cool red; secondary; reddish-orange

11. What are monochromatic colors frequently used to illustrate?

A. Intensity and saturationB. Hue and valueC. Increases and decreasesD. Attracting attention by using one color with different shades

12. In the Module 3 quiz, there is a question indicating a correct answer that is incorrect. What question is incorrectly programmed to show the wrong answer as correct?

A. Question 4B. Question 5C. Question 6D. Question 7

13. What are the three aspects of color that instructional designers should be aware of?

A. Hue, value, and saturationB. Hue, intensity, and saturationC. Brightness, hue, and valueD. Brightness, intensity, and saturation

14. One of the videos mentioned a number of ways that color is used. Based on the list below, how many of these methods were named in the video.

Hierarchical Order Highlight Details Link or Categorize Information Attract AttentionIndicate Quantity Highlight Signals Labeling Differentiating

A. 5B. 6C. 7D. 8

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15. What is the third principle stated in the Using Cues in Presentations document?

A. Round numbers up for ease of viewing.B. When sequencing information use numbers or letters.C. Use colorful cues that consist of mostly primary and secondary colors.D. White space is considered a cue even though it is neither a primary nor secondary

color.

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