Chapter 2. Planning

Guiding Questions

  • Why is a systematic process of planning necessary?

  • What are the goals of the planning process?

  • What are instructional goals and objectives?

  • Why must we strive for clarity in expressing goals and objectives?

  • Why must you categorize instructional goals and objectives?

  • What learning domain categories are available?

  • What is the driving assumption behind the instructional design process?

  • What is the difference between the world of work and the world of knowledge, and how do those differences inform a task analysis?

  • What is the principle of congruency?

Chapter Overview

Instruction is often perceived as an event. However, quality instruction is actually a system of events. Instructional design is essentially a cyclical process ...

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