Description:

A Game Show is one creative way to validate participant learning that makes it fun for participants to show what they learned. A Game Show replicates a TV quiz game show, asking participants to form teams and answer questions to gain points for their team. It uses the Validation Questions cards at the end of the Staff Skill Building Library modules as content. The facilitator simply cuts out the cards from each module covered in the training and combines them to create the Game Show quiz questions.

There are 3 types of Game Show questions:

1. Beep! questions (This is the default style): Participants are grouped into teams. The facilitator reads a card and first participant to yell “BEEP!” gets a chance to answer the question. If they answer correctly, their team receives a point.
    
2. All Play questions: Participants are grouped into teams. The facilitator distributes small pieces of paper and pens to each participant, and explains the rules. There are no “BEEP’s” but every participant must write the correct answer to the question on the piece of paper. The team with the most correct answers (judged by either reading aloud or facilitator going around to look at each answer) wins. If more than 1 group gets 100% correct, both groups receive points.
    
3. Team Discussion questions: The participants are grouped into teams. The first team to “Beep!” has the opportunity to discuss the question as a group, then nominate 1 team member who has NOT shared yet, or who has answered fewer questions, to be the spokesperson. After strictly 3 minutes, the team answer is shared by the spokesperson. If the answer is not correct, the question is opened up to another group.

When to Use:

The Game Show validation method is used at the end of a multi-day training. It takes approximately 1 hour, but varies depending on the number of validation questions that are to be covered. The method works well when there are many questions, at the end of a longer training (many modules over several days). It is best used for groups who learn well through activities, and who like a little bit of healthy competition. Younger groups tend to enjoy the game show format.

Note: For more information about using a Game Show as a validation method, download Training Validation Methods: A how-to guide for assessing participant learning.