Friday, June 6, 2008

10 Questions for Obtaining Participant Expectation

There are a variety of questions you can ask to find out the needs, expectations, and concerns of the participants so that you can gear instruction appropriately. You can obtain answers through open discussion, a go-around, response cards, fishbowls, polling, panels, games, and so on.

1. Why did you choose this class? Why did you come?

2. What questions about [subject matter of class] do you come with?

3. What advice, information, or skills do you want to get from this class?

4. What advice, information, or skills don’t you need or don’t you want?

5. What do you want to take away from this class? Name one thing.

6. What are your hopes for this class? What are your concerns?

7. Do the class objectives match your needs?

8. What knowledge or skills do you feel you “need” to have? What would be “nice” to have?

9. What are your expectations about this class?

10. What have you learned from previous classes on this topic?


Source : 101 Ways to Make Training Active. Mel Silberman.2005

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