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Want to Poke Your Learner’s Brain? Try These Quizzes and See

Quizzes are an essential part of the learning process. They not only enhance a learner’s interest but also motivates them to know more about the subject. Most HR departments still follow the traditional way of training and quizzing due to which employees start to overthink, panic, and take a lot of stress. But instead of giving performance anxiety to the learners, why not create a quiz that helps enhance their knowledge in a fun way. Let’s discuss what methods do HR departments need to follow to poke their learners’ brain and create interesting quizzes.

Make them Stress-Free

First of all, you need to eliminate stress from this equation. Most of it is caused by a lack of clarity. When HR representatives tend to be too official, they don’t provide their learners enough information. As a matter of fact, the official atmosphere itself takes its toll. Therefore, you first need to develop a friendly approach, use a talkative tone, and make sure that you’re not intimidating.

Secondly, you need to make sure to give out as much information as possible regarding the test – what is it for, what does it evaluate, and what are the consequences of failing, if any. Also read, Benefits of on-job training.

Explore Gamification

This is a very interesting learning method every aspiring business should take into consideration. Gamification is a learning principle that’s based on the way games are developed.

So basically, you can implement a course or a game and thus motivate learners to take in some new material while learning. Take memory cards for example; just by using them, you’ll be able to create a more familiar atmosphere that breathes positivity.

Evoke Team Spirit

Another reason why learners find tests stressful is that they are under the spotlight – alone. If you divide learners into groups, you’ll still be able to monitor them individually, but they won’t have the same kind of feeling like they would if they were being evaluated alone. You can be sure this will have a seriously positive effect on their results.

Besides, this will simultaneously evoke team spirit which will linger on around the office.

Monitor from a Distance

While we’re on the subject of monitoring, you should have in mind that breathing down your employees’ necks isn’t really recommended.

By doing so, you’ll only increase their stress levels. So, you should find a subtle way of measuring their performance. For starters, you could turn to software like a learning management system. With it, you’ll be able to evaluate your learners form a distance with great precision, and they won’t feel like they are under a magnifying glass.

Get Rid of Outdated Technology

If you want your learners to develop an interest in corporate learning and training, it’s quite necessary that you use contemporary types of equipment. If you use old methods which belong in the last millennia, like videotapes and old, dry manuals, you shouldn’t expect from your learners to be excited about their training. Seeing an old piece of technology isn’t really a good association to learning something new.

Therefore, have in mind that your training and the tests that follow shouldn’t only be put together in a proper way, but they also need to look properly.

Aim for Entertainment

The easiest way for a person to pick up new information is that they are in a pleasant environment, they are relaxed, and they are having fun. That is why HR department needs to lose their official status. So they can make room for a new image that’s related to entertainment as opposed to stress. A great thing is that the contemporary business age is filled with aspiring minds that want to develop. There’s an interesting statistic you should be aware of. Over seventy percent of employees want to participate in corporate learning and develop their skills.

That’s not a problematic part. So, instead of going for multiple choice quiz and monitor a room filled with anxious learners for an hour while they fill in the boxes, you should go for an oral test for example. Talk to your learners, make short summaries, and delegate awards for quality answers – cookies or keychains, whatever you see fit.

By making this kind of evaluation system that includes a prize, you will evoke a healthy competition in a relaxed atmosphere. A small token for knowledge, that’s actually positive reinforcement in action, can do miracles for your corporate learning.

Use the Right Tools

For your tests to look right so that you can measure the performance of learners without standing right behind them, you will need a proper piece of equipment. We already mentioned learning management software a bit before; this instrument can make lives of HR team members much easier. Considering the fact that software already provides tools for implementing different types of content, and building quizzes, it can enable you to speed up the technical part of the process. However, you will need a quality tool.

With a proper piece of equipment, your focus should be on the way you implement tests using the methods mentioned above. Basically, you should help your learners perform better because that will contribute to the future of your company. Check out, Is E-Learning Right for You.

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angela white :Angela White is an ed-tech enthusiast with a passion for writing for the consumer market in the areas of product research and marketing using quizzes and surveys. She is an expert researcher at ProProfs: a brand that's known for creating delightfully smart tools such as Quiz Maker.