Instructional Design Models and Theories

What is Instructional Design?

In the article 'Instructional Design Models and Theories' Dr. Serhat Kurt lists the following key points on Instructional Design:

1. Instructional design is learner-centered: Learner and his/her performance are the focal points.
2. Instructional design is goal-oriented: Well-defined goals are essential.
3. Instructional design focuses on real-world performance. Help learners perform the behaviors that will be expected of them in the real world.
4. Instructional design focuses on outcomes that can be measured in a reliable and valid way. Creating valid and reliable measurement instruments is essential.
5. Instructional design is empirical. Data are the heart of the process.
6. Instructional design typically is a team effort. This process usually involves teamwork.

Source: https://educationaltechnology.net/instructional-design-models-and-theories/ Article posted on December 9, 2015 Updated onFebruary 17, 2021

ASSURE

Another article by the same author:

ASSURE: Instructional Design Model

ASSURE is an acronym for an Instructional Design model.

A – Analyse Learners
S – State Standards and Objectives
S – Select Strategies, Technology, Media, and Materials
U – Utilise Technology, Media, and Materials
R – Require Learner Participation
E – Evaluate and Revise

Apropos of nothing in particular - some ghosts I drew in 2018

Instructional Design / Merrill’s five principles of instruction

Preference of learners in today's modern workplace

See more infographics from Instructional Design Australia here:

instructional design infographics 

I've been reading about Instructional Design and Merrill’s Instructional Design Principles here on the Instructional Design Australia site. They give a great overview.

Who is this Merrill chap? This site does list references, which is fabulous, but introduces Merrill in text as "David Merrill (a respected educational researcher and teacher)" - which doesn't bear a lot of weight. Perhaps it is my critical thinking filter wanting to highlight the source material in text so as to validate its worth. The article is brief and covers key points on LDP clearly.

Merrill’s five principles of instruction are:

• Problem-centred
• Activation
• Demonstration
• Application
• Integration

Link to the page to expand on the above.

A tune for today

Other resources on remote teaching and learning Instructional Design Principles for Remote Teaching and Learning

Instructional Design Australia provide resources on Merrill to read up on:

• Merrill, M. D. (2002). First principles of instructional design. Educ. Technol., Res. Dev. 50: 43–59.
• Merrill, M.D., Tennyson, R.D. & Posey, L.O. (1992). Teaching concepts: An instructional design guide (2nd Ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications.