Free Practice Questions for ATD CPTD Exam

Super's Life-Span, Life-Space Theory(Career Development Theory Certification Reading) states: "Career choice and development are heavily influenced by the individual’s self-concept evolving over time"​.

Self-image matching to occupational roles is central to his theory.

According toATD Talent Development Capability Model, establishing agovernance board"institutionalizes TD involvement in strategic decision-making, ensuring a consistent voice at the leadership table"​.

Ad-hoc participation is not sustainable.

Multigenerational Workforce Best Practices(ATD Handbook) advise "focusing on career pathing and skill-building initiatives that meet the needs of all ages rather than targeting solutions by generation"​.

This approach is equitable and sustainable.

Six Sigmafocuses specifically on reducing errors, variation, and defects in processes according to theDMAIC model (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control)​.

Benchmarking compares across companies but doesn't directly reduce defects.

Data & Analytics basicsfromCPTD Outlinestate that "early-stage analysis uses frequency tables to organize survey results by showing how often each response occurred"​.

It’s the most fundamental first step before more complex analysis.

According toATD Project Management for Learning Professionals, aCost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF)contract "pays the vendor for costs incurred plus an agreed-upon incentive or profit percentage tied to cost control or results"​.

Firm fixed price means no adjustment based on actual costs.

Ane-learning storyboard, per theATD Instructional Design Certificate Program, includes "content, visuals, interactions, assessments, and narration text/scripts"​.

Voice-over narration is scripted directly into the storyboard document before development.

According toMake It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning(Brown et al., Certification Reading List),spaced practice— distributing learning activities over time — enhances retention far better than massed practice​.

Spreading activities by subject during the course encourages memory encoding and recall.

Malcolm Knowles’s Andragogy Modelexplains that "adult learners are motivated to learn when they see immediate relevance to their life or work tasks"​.

Answering "Why?" is central to adult learning.

TheATD HandbookandBloom’s Taxonomyexplain that theAffective domain(attitudes, values, feelings) is "the most challenging to measure because changes are internal and often not immediately observable"​.

Cognitive (knowledge) and psychomotor (skills) are easier to test objectively.