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Purpose of needs analysis? ✔✔1. identify learning gaps-determine problem
- identify instructional goal
- identify current/desired condition
Interview VS. focus group ✔✔interview= 1 respondent focus group=more than 1 respondent
components of goal statements ✔✔AKA instructional goals
- learner(s)
- action (what will students do?)
- context to which skills are applied
- tools they will need to complete skill
What is a task analysis? ✔✔AKA: goal analysis or instructional analysis
(instructional designer can see the breakdown of elements or components needed to complete a job/task.) 1 / 2
Visual breakdown of goal into steps that students must complete in order to show mastery of a skill. Either flowchart or list depending on goal type: verbal, intellectual, attitude, psychomotor
Why conduct a learner analysis? ✔✔To tailor instruction to fit the needs of specific learners: What entry level skills do they have? What prior knowledge do they have?
Entry level skills VS prior knowledge ✔✔ELS: skills students must have mastered before the unit begins
PK: any existing knowledge student has on topic. Measured by a pretest.
Gagne's 9 Events ✔✔1. gain attention
- inform learners of objective
- stimulate recall
- present content
- provide guidance
- perform (practice)
- provide feedback
- assess
- enhance retention & transfer to job
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