CPRP ACTUAL EXAM 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
◉ Cognitive outcomes for training programs. Answer: Focus on
static states of trainee knowledge and dynamic processes of
knowledge acquisition, organization, and application.
Ex: verbal knowledge development, knowledge organization,
development of cognitive strategies.
◉ Skill Based Outcomes of Training. Answer: center on development
of technical or motor skills
◉ What are the three stages of skill development?. Answer: 1. Initial
skill acquisition
2. Skill compilation
3. Skill automaticity
◉ Initial skill acquisition. Answer: Transfer of knowledge to practice
◉ Skill compilation. Answer: Result of continued practice of skill.
Faster, less error-prone performance and integration of steps into a
single act.
,◉ Skill automaticity. Answer: Trained behavior becomes routine
◉ Affective outcomes. Answer: Views attitude as a learning outcome
based on the reasoning that attitudes can determine behavior or
performance
◉ Training objectives. Answer: measurable competencies the
employee should acquire as a result of the training program
◉ Training Methods. Answer: how training content is organized and
structured for the learner
Ex: lecture, panel discussion, field trip, demonstration, group
discussion, audience reactions, question-and-answer period
◉ What should the PRP consider when creating a schedule for an
employee?. Answer: 1. Identification of duties and responsibilities
2. How many hours an employee can work in a week
3. What days employee is available
4. Must be flexible and consider alternate schedules of employees in
the event of bad weather, outside obligations, or other disruptions in
previously planned programs or activities
,◉ Proper work scheduling requires.... Answer: assigning the right
person to the right job at the right time.
Schedule for optimal job results and maximum personal satisfaction
of the employee
◉ What is the most important factor affecting employee retention
and motivation?. Answer: Content of a work task assigned
◉ What are the seven dimensions of work tasks that should be
considered when designing jobs and assigning work tasks?. Answer:
1. Physical exertion
2. Environmental conditions
3. Physical location of work
4. Time dimension
5. Degree of human interaction
6. Competency requirements
7. Psychological characteristics
◉ Supervision is characterized by what 8 activities in a Parks and
Rec agency?. Answer: 1. Interpretation of agency goals and
objectives
2. Identification of each employee's competencies and their
willingness to acquire new skills
, 3. Field observation of employees to determine skills
4. Study and improvement of programs and services
5. Visitation and interaction with employees to assist with
improvement in efficiency or effectiveness
6. Presentation of in-service staff training and development
7. Furnishing of facilities, equipment, and supplies that are safe and
essential for the fulfillment of the employee's work responsibilities
8. Evaluation of performance appraisal
◉ Performance appraisals are used for decisions regarding... (4
things). Answer: 1. compensation
2. promotion
3. staff development
4. disciplinary action including termination
◉ Performance appraisal. Answer: An evaluation that measures
employee performance against established standards in order to
make decisions about promotions, compensation, training or
termination. Should not be based on attitude, motivation, or other
characteristics that the PRP is untrained to evaluate.
◉ What should serve as the basis for the performance appraisal
instrument?. Answer: Job description
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
◉ Cognitive outcomes for training programs. Answer: Focus on
static states of trainee knowledge and dynamic processes of
knowledge acquisition, organization, and application.
Ex: verbal knowledge development, knowledge organization,
development of cognitive strategies.
◉ Skill Based Outcomes of Training. Answer: center on development
of technical or motor skills
◉ What are the three stages of skill development?. Answer: 1. Initial
skill acquisition
2. Skill compilation
3. Skill automaticity
◉ Initial skill acquisition. Answer: Transfer of knowledge to practice
◉ Skill compilation. Answer: Result of continued practice of skill.
Faster, less error-prone performance and integration of steps into a
single act.
,◉ Skill automaticity. Answer: Trained behavior becomes routine
◉ Affective outcomes. Answer: Views attitude as a learning outcome
based on the reasoning that attitudes can determine behavior or
performance
◉ Training objectives. Answer: measurable competencies the
employee should acquire as a result of the training program
◉ Training Methods. Answer: how training content is organized and
structured for the learner
Ex: lecture, panel discussion, field trip, demonstration, group
discussion, audience reactions, question-and-answer period
◉ What should the PRP consider when creating a schedule for an
employee?. Answer: 1. Identification of duties and responsibilities
2. How many hours an employee can work in a week
3. What days employee is available
4. Must be flexible and consider alternate schedules of employees in
the event of bad weather, outside obligations, or other disruptions in
previously planned programs or activities
,◉ Proper work scheduling requires.... Answer: assigning the right
person to the right job at the right time.
Schedule for optimal job results and maximum personal satisfaction
of the employee
◉ What is the most important factor affecting employee retention
and motivation?. Answer: Content of a work task assigned
◉ What are the seven dimensions of work tasks that should be
considered when designing jobs and assigning work tasks?. Answer:
1. Physical exertion
2. Environmental conditions
3. Physical location of work
4. Time dimension
5. Degree of human interaction
6. Competency requirements
7. Psychological characteristics
◉ Supervision is characterized by what 8 activities in a Parks and
Rec agency?. Answer: 1. Interpretation of agency goals and
objectives
2. Identification of each employee's competencies and their
willingness to acquire new skills
, 3. Field observation of employees to determine skills
4. Study and improvement of programs and services
5. Visitation and interaction with employees to assist with
improvement in efficiency or effectiveness
6. Presentation of in-service staff training and development
7. Furnishing of facilities, equipment, and supplies that are safe and
essential for the fulfillment of the employee's work responsibilities
8. Evaluation of performance appraisal
◉ Performance appraisals are used for decisions regarding... (4
things). Answer: 1. compensation
2. promotion
3. staff development
4. disciplinary action including termination
◉ Performance appraisal. Answer: An evaluation that measures
employee performance against established standards in order to
make decisions about promotions, compensation, training or
termination. Should not be based on attitude, motivation, or other
characteristics that the PRP is untrained to evaluate.
◉ What should serve as the basis for the performance appraisal
instrument?. Answer: Job description
