Let’s review questions on pgs. 6-8 in the workbook

Chapter 1 & 2 HighpointsChapter 1 & 2 Highpoints

What’s Instruction? What’s Alignment? Is Philosophical Perspective Important?

Why/Why Not?

Start Thinking About Your Start Thinking About Your ProjectProject Topic Send potential topics to the list so that we

can discuss them…..

instdesign@mailer.uwf.edu

Needs Assessment DefinitionNeeds Assessment Definition

systematic study of a problem or innovation, incorporating data and opinions from varied sources, in order to make effective decisions or recommendations (Rossett, 1987)

Needs Assessment… prompted Needs Assessment… prompted byby performance problems new systems or technologies habitual training

Purposes & TechniquesPurposes & Techniques

difference between what is & what should be or the GAP:

define optimal performance/knowledge define actual performance/knowledge discover attitudes of subjects and other

stakeholders discover problem causes determine solutions

Causes of ProblemsCauses of Problems

absence of knowledge/skills absence of environmental support, outside

subject’s control absence of intrinsic motivation absence of extrinsic motivation or improper

incentives

Ask Your LearnersAsk Your Learners

What problems have you had recently on the job?

Express your priorities from the following topics and skills (would include listing)

Demonstrate your skill in the following area Uncover feelings (e.g., How interested would

you be in...) what do you think is the best solution to the

problem

Questions to Ask?Questions to Ask?

what is the discrepancy is it important is it due to a lack of skill were the skills

performed in the past is it used frequently is there a simpler way to

do the job do employees have the

ability to do the job

Mager

is the desired performance being punished by mistake

is not doing the job rewarding

does doing the job right matter

are there obstacles to performing the job

what are solution constraints

Results of Needs AssessmentResults of Needs Assessment

instructional design and development training changing the way processes are conducted restructuring organizations problems are not ALWAYS instructional

problems!

Data from...Data from...

extant data (data that already exists) subject matter analysis interviews observation focus groups questionnaires/surveys

Activity -- Needs AssessmentActivity -- Needs Assessment

What’s the Problem??? Pg. 12-13 in Workbook

What questions will you ask Who are you going to get information

from? What kind of data might you gather? What kind of materials might be designed

and developed?

Analyzing the Learning TaskAnalyzing the Learning Task

Write an instructional goal Determine the types of learning of the goal Conduct an Information-Processing

Analysis of the goal Conduct a Prerequisite Analysis and

determine type of learning Write performance objectives

What Are Instructional Goals?What Are Instructional Goals?

statements of what learners should be able to do at the conclusion of the instruction

written to solve performance problems written in performance terms focus on the outcome goals should fill the “gaps” determined in

the needs assessment

Performance TermsPerformance Terms

understand, appreciate, know

demonstrate, select, identify

Filling the GapFilling the Gap

What Is --- What Should Be

81 percent of studentsare currently passingthe functional literacytest.

95 percent of students willpass the functional literacytest.

GOAL: INCREASE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS PASSING THEFUNCTIONAL LITERACY TEST BY 14 PERCENT -- TO A LEVEL OF95 PERCENT PASSING.

Good Instructional Goals....Good Instructional Goals....

contain clear, concise statements of learner outcomes

are related to an identified problem and needs assessment

can be achieved through instruction rather than through some other means

Making Fuzzy Goals ClearMaking Fuzzy Goals Clear

Write the Goal Brainstorm behaviors the learners will

demonstrate Select behaviors that best represent the goal Select indicators of the behavior Use indicators in a descriptive statement Evaluate statement for clarity & relationship

to goal

What About This Goal?What About This Goal?

Learners will have an appreciation for different cultures, races, and genders.

ActivityActivity

Exercise A (pg. 65) Create an instructional goal for your

scenario in the Workbook (p. 18) Complete Checkpoint (p. 19)

Making sure the Goal is “Good”Making sure the Goal is “Good”

What is the level of expertise of those charged with developing the instruction?

How stable is the content over time? Is there enough time to develop instruction and

teach the skills? Does the goal describe more than one separate

kind of behavior? Are there students available for try-out

purposes?

Your ProjectYour Project

Using what we’ve learned tonight, start a Needs Assessment for your project

Create an instructional goal for your project

Next TimeNext Time

Goal Statements Due Defining the Target Audience Learning Outcomes Information Processing Analysis Read Chpts 4,5 in text Review Chpts 4,5 in workbook