Handbook of Procedures for the Design of Instruction

Book excerpt: Abstract: A handbook for instructors, students, and practicing instruction designers provides procedures and information concerning the design of print or non-print instructional materials, including information tests, performance objectives, how-to-do-it applications, examples, exercises, and answer keys. Topics include instruction design basics; determining needs, objectives, priorities, resources, and constraints for selecting an instruction-based delivery system; guidelines for defining and writing objectives; procedures for organizing the course, the study unit, and the lesson; a discussion of factors influencing media selection; the design of lessons and materials; student learning assessment; a formative evaluation strategy; and the evaluation of the instructor's training. Information tests and exercises accompany most of the 12 chapters. Numerous illustrations and examples are given throughout the text. (wz).