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Test Bank Introduction

Test Bank Introduction

The Test Bank offers over 1,800 true/false, multiple-choice, and short answer questions from which to choose. In
addition, the authors also provide clearly distinct questions to test each of the three components of the texttheory,
application, and skill development.
Half of each chapter of the Test Bank contains questions specifically designed to implement the three-prong
approach of the text. Questions are included that cover Learning Outcomes, Review Questions, Applying the
Concept boxes, Work Application boxes, Communication Skills, and Skill-Development Exercises.
The second half of each chapter of the Test Bank contains true/false, multiple-choice, and short-answer
questions to test basic information from the chapter. Following each question is the correct answer, and the
corresponding learning outcome is given for each true/false and multiple-choice question. This allows the instructor
to choose questions based on the learning outcomes he or she is targeting.
Following are examples of each of the specialized question sets with a key to the solution used in each instance.
All examples are taken from Chapter 3 in the text.
Learning Outcomes (LO)
Explanation. These questions assess student understanding of leadership theory. The learning outcomes and answers
are taken word-for-word from the textbook.
Example question and answer:
1.
List the University of Iowa leadership styles.
ANS:
The University of Iowa leadership styles are autocratic and democratic.
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Conceptual OBJ: TYPE: LO 1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | Leadership Principles
Solution explanation: PTS:=points (The default is 1, but you can change this when you construct your tests.)
DIF:=difficulty level. ANS:=answer. REF:=component of text being tested (theory concepts, applications, skill
development). TYPE:=type of question. LO=learning outcome. 1=question number of learning outcome. Each
learning outcome is used only once. The correct answer is also at the end of the chapter in the summary.
Review Questions (RQ)
Explanation. These questions assess student understanding of leadership theory. The review and discussion
questions are taken word-for-word from the textbook. The answers are also in the Instructors Manual.
Example question and answer:
1.
Why was there a shift from the trait to the behavioral theory paradigm?
ANS:
The trait theory paradigm was seeking to find a set of traits that explained and predicted effective leadership.
However, the researchers could not find a universal list of traits, so they turned their attention to identifying the
differences in the behavior of effective leaders versus ineffective leaders.
PTS: 1 DIF: Medium
REF: Conceptual
OBJ: TYPE: RQ 1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | Leadership Principles
Solution explanation: TYPE:=type of question. RQ=review questions. 1= question number. Each Review Question
is used only once. The answer is also in the Instructors Manual.
Applying the Concept (AC)
Explanation: These questions assess student ability to apply the leadership theory to a given situation. AC questions
are similar but not identical to the AC boxes in the textbook.
Example question and answer:
1.
The manager is showing an employee how to perform an audit check in inventory. The manager is using
which leadership style?
a.
job-centered

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b.
employee-centered
ANS:
A
PTS: 1 DIF: Medium
REF: Applications
OBJ: TYPE: AC 1
NAT: AACSB Analytic | Leadership Principles
Solution explanation: A=letter of correct answer. TYPE:=type of question. AC=Applying the Concept. 1 is the
number of the boxed AC series of questions that the question is based on. (Note that there are usually 35 AC boxes
per chapter. Thus, each AC box number [1, 2, etc.] is used for multiple questions.)
Work Applications (WA)
Explanation. These questions assess student ability to apply the leadership theory to their own work experience. The
work application questions are taken word-for-word from the textbook. However, students will have different
answers (there is no one right answer), so no actual answers are given.
Example question and answer:
1.
Recall a present or past manager. Which of the University of Iowa leadership styles does or did your
manager use most often? Describe the behavior of your manager.
ANS:
Students answers will vary.
PTS: 1 DIF: Medium
REF: Applications
OBJ: TYPE: WA 1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | Leadership Principles
Solution explanation: TYPE:=type of question. WA=work application. 1=number of WA box taken from chapter.
Each WA is used only once.
Communication Skills (CS)
Explanation. These questions assess students ability to communication about leadership theory. The communication
skills are taken word-for-word from the textbook. Students will have different answers (there is no one right
answer), so no actual answers are given.
Example question and answer:
1. Which leadership model do you prefer?
ANS:
Students answers will vary.
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Skills
OBJ: TYPE: CS 1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | Leadership Principles
Solution explanation: TYPE:=type of question. CS=communication skills. 1= question number. Each
Communication Skills question is used only once.
Skill-Development Exercises (SD)
Explanation. These questions assess student skill at using the leadership theory. Most chapters, not all, have skilldevelopment questions to assess skill development. The questions are based on the skill-development exercises, but
are not identical. The questions and answers also appear in the Instructors Manual.
Example question and answer:
1.
Write the four steps of the writing objectives model and, below it, write a job-related objective that meets
the criteria for setting objectives.
ANS:
(1) To +
(2) action verb + (3) single, specific, measurable result +
(4) target date
Written objectives will vary.
PTS: 1 DIF: Medium
REF: Skills
OBJ: TYPE: SD 1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | Motivation Concepts

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Solution explanation: TYPE:=type of question. SD=skill development. 1=number of skill-development exercise in
textbook. There can be multiple questions from the same exercisethus, the same number may be used multiple
times. When possible, a correct answer will be given. However, sometimes there is no one correct answer.

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