Chapters 3 & 4 of ISD

July 6, 2007

Summary of Learning: In Chapter 3 of Chuck Hodell's book about instructional design, I learned that before designing an objective, designers should review the following four elements: audience, behavior, condition and degree.

Personal Application: When writing objectives, I will need to consider the following: describe the audience; develop a meaningful statement about the expected behavior (which should be observable and measurable); state the conditions (i.e. books, equipment); and state the expected performance (70 % on a test, successfully three times).


Summary of Learning: In Chapter 4 of Hodell's book I read about Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction: 1.) gaining attention; 2.) direction; 3.) recall; 4.) content; 5.) application feedback level 1-- guided learning; 6.) application feedback level 2 -- elicit performance; 7.) application level 3 -- progress statement; 8.) evaluation; 9.) closure -- retention and transfer.

Personal Application: Although I have included some of the above events in my instruction, I have not always included all nine. In the future, I will cetainly be mindful of the benefits of including the nine events of instruction.