| Instructional Design is “a systematic process that is employed to develop education and training programs in a consistent and reliable fashion” (Reiser, Dempsey, 2007).. Basically, a system of developing curriculum in a way that achieves the following goals. |
Instructional Design should:
The Kirkpatrick Model (4 Levels of Evaluation), in my opinion, is a great way to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction design, but is not really an instructional design model itself. Where is the element to design? Where is the level of constructing outcomes or aligning standards? How is an instructor supposed to plan the training or instruction without an ending objective clearly established? Overall, I think the Kirkpatrick Model is a simple and effective evaluation tool, but should not be used for instructional design model on its own.
Throughout my years of teaching, I have become increasingly more aware of the importance of setting learning objectives prior to lesson planning. There are so many teachers who plan fabulous, fun, engaging lessons and learning activities, but forget the integral piece of assessment and teacher reflection. If I don't know what I want my students to learn or understand in the beginning, the delivery of my instruction suffers. If I don't align an assessment with a standard or objective, the evaluation of my own teaching and my students learning suffers.
- increase and enhance the possibility of learning
- make the acquisition of knowledge and skill more efficient, effective, and appealing to students
- encourage the engagement of learners so that they learn faster and gain deeper levels of understanding
The Kirkpatrick Model (4 Levels of Evaluation), in my opinion, is a great way to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction design, but is not really an instructional design model itself. Where is the element to design? Where is the level of constructing outcomes or aligning standards? How is an instructor supposed to plan the training or instruction without an ending objective clearly established? Overall, I think the Kirkpatrick Model is a simple and effective evaluation tool, but should not be used for instructional design model on its own.
Throughout my years of teaching, I have become increasingly more aware of the importance of setting learning objectives prior to lesson planning. There are so many teachers who plan fabulous, fun, engaging lessons and learning activities, but forget the integral piece of assessment and teacher reflection. If I don't know what I want my students to learn or understand in the beginning, the delivery of my instruction suffers. If I don't align an assessment with a standard or objective, the evaluation of my own teaching and my students learning suffers.