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Concepts (Theories and models) of Instructional Design
Designing Training Games – The Challenges and the Rewards (Train-the-Trainer Series) Every good trainer knows that a single good training game can salvage the most boring of training programs. However, what irks a trainer most is that it’s next to impossible to find a game that can boast of a holistic relevance to the training program. The absolutely...
Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences Howard Gardner reviewed the existing definition of intelligence and broadened it to explain intelligence as “a set of abilities” used to resolve problems within a given cultural context. Thus, he moved away from the viewpoint that intelligence is general and universal. Gardner listed the following 7 intelligences. Musical Intelligence Kinesthetic Intelligence Mathematical/Logical...
The Six Levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy Bloom’s Taxonomy classifies cognitive learning into six ascending levels. Level 1: Knowledge Level 2: Comprehension Level 3: Application Level 4: Analysis Level 5: Synthesis Level 6: Evaluation As the levels move up, the mental processing required for achieving these levels of learning too increases. Here’s a quick look at each of these levels....
Trainings that promise to help people give up their bad habits aren’t all that easy on the trainer, as Froth discovers during and Anger Management training program. What’s your take? Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Share on technorati...
According to the Webster’s dictionary that sits on my desk, Aleatoric means, “characterized by chance of indeterminate elements.” Aleatoric Creativity: Aleatoric creativity thus, must mean something that’s the complete antithesis of the kind of creativity required for instructional design, which has to adhere to the instructional framework in order to generate value. According to this Wikipedia entry on Aleatoricism,...
In all my training programs and courses, I visualize and use the essence of motivation as the discomfort-toggle, which can be used for sustaining learner motivation. This toggle helps you create and then remove the discomfort of “not-knowing”, and it has the capability to transform a disinterested learner into a curious, knowledge-hungry individual. It works on the Gestalt principle...
The ARCS Model for Learner Motivation Coffeebeans is clamoring for our attention. She’s got something to say about Perceptual Arousal, which is one of the techniques to gain the learner’s attention. We are listening, Ms. Coffeebeans! John Keller’s ARCS model establishes 4 parameters for motivating the learner. A: Attention R: Relevance C: Confidence S: Satisfaction According to Keller, the...
The Universal Traveler Model of Problem Solving or Design My quest for creativity models turned up the Universal Traveler Model or the UT Model (The Universal Traveler: A Soft-Systems Guide to Creativity, Problem-Solving, and the Process of Reaching Goals by Don Koberg and Jim Bagnall) and I found its presentation rather interesting. The creators of the model presented...
Intellectual Skills Robert M. Gagné classified the outcomes of all learning processes into 5 types. Intellectual Skills Cognitive Strategy Verbal Information Attitude Motor Skills Intellectual Skills – Explanation and Illustration While all the five types mentioned above are important for humans to utilize their full potential, I believe that the intellectual skills are the ones that drive the...
Bloom’s Taxonomy doesn’t work and the Adult Learning Principles need to be revised… - Sloth Bewildered Moral of this Debacle: Effective trainings and courses are the outcome of a judicious use of Instructional Design principles. The ID Principles need to work in tandem with common sense, only then will we be able to awe our audience. ...
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