WGU IDC 1 Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions
System ✔✔set of interrelated parts, all of which work together toward a defined goal.parts of system depend on each other for input/output and the entire system uses feedback to determine if it's desired goal has been reached.
System with human components ✔✔When physiological and psychological characteristics are key components of a system, the system becomes less predictable and more difficult to manage for the desired result.
Components of the Instructional System ✔✔Learner Instructor Instructional materials Learning evironment All interacting to to achieve goal of learning.
Success of Instructional System ✔✔all components ,ust interact effectively to bring about desired outcome. 1 / 4
clear assessment of effectiveness of system mechanism to make changes if learning fails to occur.
Instructional Systems Development Steps ( ISD) ✔✔analysis design development implementation evaluation
The Conditions of Learning ✔✔by Robert Gagne 1965 cognitive info processing views of learning assume most human behavior to be very complex and controlled primarily by a person's internal mental processes rather than external stimuli and reinforcements
Constructivism ✔✔branch of cognitive psychology that has had a major impact on the thinking of many instructional designers.Central point is the view of learning as a unique product "constructed" by each individual learner combining new info w/ existing knowledge and experiences. 2 / 4
primary role of teacher is creating appropriate learning evironments- interactions with authentic representations of real practices.
Dick and Carey Model ✔✔incorporates bahaviorist, cognitivist, and constructivist views.
Components of Systems Approach Model ✔✔Identify Instructional Goal (s) Conduct Instructional Analysis Analyze Learners and Contexts Write Performance Objectives Develop Assessment Instruments Develop Instructional Strategy Develop and Select Instructional Materials Design and Conduct Formative Evaluation of Instruction Revise Instruction Design and Conduct Summative Evaluation
Standards based education ✔✔A systems approach to instruction is a powerful tool for planning successful standards-based education because of the tight alignment among learning outcomes, student characteristics, instructional activities and assessments. 3 / 4
Why the Systems Approach is successful ✔✔1- the required focus, at the outset, on what learners are to know or be able to do when instruction is concluded.2-interlocking connection between each component.3-it is an empirical and replicable process.
empirical ✔✔information that is gained by means of observation and experiments.
Systems approach ✔✔outcomes- based approach to instruction because it begins with clear understanding of the new knowledge and skills the student will learn.instructional design is for the individual learner.
Need ✔✔a situation that occurs when what is acually happening is below that which is expected.
Needs Assessment ✔✔conducted to obtain information about a problem or a need
Learner Analysis ✔✔includes demographic info about the learner group you are analyzing.
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