The course emphasizes principles of system design and effectiveness rather than computer authoring procedures. Credit 4 Evaluation of Training and Instruction A course to train colleagues in the development and application of testing methods used in measuring performance, principally cognitive and psychomotor skills, as well as methods to determine overall course effectiveness. Covers methods for both formative and summative evaluation, test construction and means of validating materials and instructional systems. Credit 4 Theories of Adult Learning Relates various theories of learning to actual teaching and training. Colleagues review learning principles and apply them to practical instructional situations.
Emphasis is on both behavioral and cognitive approaches to developing instructional training.
The first of a two-course sequence that applies the principles of instructional development specifically to those areas of training in which performance criteria can be precisely stated and accurately measured. Such training usually tends to be in technical skill areas where procedures or product are predetermined or can be clearly specified. The second of a two-course sequence that applies the principles of instructional development specifically to those areas of training in which performance criteria can be precisely stated and accurately measured. The first of a three-course sequence which covers the concepts and principles underlying the design and development of instructional training programs. Instructional Development is the systematic solution of instruction and learning problems involving needs assessment, task analysis, specification of objectives, analysis and synthesis of instructional strategies, and methods of evaluation.