Instructional Design

What this page covers

This page sits in the Curriculum and Planning strand of Education and pedagogy. Most of what it lists is mind maps, made by GoConqr users, and many of them compare the two best-known planning models. Together they show how a lesson or course can be planned step by step.

The models at the centre

The ADDIE maps describe analysing learners' problems and needs, then designing activities and materials. The ASSURE maps describe a guide for planning and conducting instruction that uses media. They start by analysing learners, covering grade level, age and socio-economic background, then move on to setting goals. ADDIE and ASSURE MODELS and ADDIE Model are good first stops. The flowcharts on the Dick and Carey model and on the ASSURE step for stating objectives show the same ideas as sequences.

Going deeper

Once the models make sense, look at the wider approaches. Methods of Instructional Design compares Instructional Systems Design, ID4T and Pebble in the Pond. Learning Theory and Instructional Methods links design to pre-assessment, practice, feedback and reinforcement. The notes titled Evidence Based Models of Instruction - created from Mind Map give a text version of related material. There is also a slide set on instructional analysis, plus flashcards on analysing the learning task and on the ABCD model for writing training objectives.

A sensible order

1. Read one ADDIE and ASSURE map to learn the stages.
2. Open the notes created from a mind map to see the whole course outline in order.
3. Work through the flashcards on instructional analysis and objectives.
4. Take the quiz called ADDIE, then the others, and note what you missed.
5. Return to the maps for those gaps.

Using quizzes and maps together

Maps give you the shape of a model; quizzes show whether you can recall it. After each quiz, find the matching branch of a map and read it again. Teachers can use the maps as a starting point for planning their own lessons, and the flashcard decks on group strategies and lesson closure are ready to use. Choose one map today and see where it leads you.