Description:

A Written Quiz is simply a traditional pencil-and-paper quiz, with validation questions from the training on it, for their individual, written response and facilitator evaluation.

When to Use:

The main advantage of a Written Quiz is that they can be used as a pre and post assessment of participant learning. Select validation questions from proposed training topics to assess the level of the group’s pre-training understanding and better tailor training content. The method can also be used for about 20-30 minutes (depending on the number of questions planned) at the end of a training session, to validate change in each individual participant’s level of competency. A Written Quiz is best used with groups who do not seem to enjoy the game/ activity style of other validation methods, and who are all highly literate in the language being used on the Quiz.

Note: For more information about using a Written Quiz as a validation method, including potential challenges of this method and alternatives, download Training Validation Methods: A how-to guide for assessing participant learning.