Systematic Design of Instruction

Definition

• Systematic Design of Instruction is a instructional systems design model/method
• Of course, Systemtic design of instruction could refer any kind of systematic design concept, but in this article we refer to it as the name of a design methodology that is suggested by Dick & Carey (2004).

The model

The Dick and Carey model which has been published in several versions, contains about 10 elements:

1. Identification of the instructional goal
2. Instructional analysis of the goal
3. Analysis of entry behaviors (what learners already know) and learner characteristics (subordinate skills)
4. Identification of performance objectives
5. Develop assessment instruments, e.g. criterion-referenced test items
6. Develop an instructional strategy
7. Preparation (development of selection) of instructional materials
8. Design and conduct of formative evaluation of instruction
9. Revise instruction
10. Design and conduct summative evaluation

There are also revision loops as you can see in the following diagram made by students in a Carl Berger course on Educational Software Design and Authoring

Figure taken from Hee-Sun Lee & Soo-Young Lee's presentation of the Dick and Carey Model)

The Dick & Carey model is quite popular in the e-learning litérature and within academic "instructional design shops".

A good example is the WOWDOC (WebCT Ordinal Web Delivery Organization Companion) that was produced to aid faculty with developing course content “The WOWDOC includes six processes for developing instructional strategies inside the CM: (a) identify the level of online involvement, (b) define pre-instructional activities, (c) select content and determine presentation format, (d) determine learner participation, (e) develop assessment procedures, and (f ) review activities.” (Stamm & Holett, 2001:3).

Links

Dick and Carey Model by Hee-Sun Lee & Soo-Young Lee

Instructional Design Recipes

References

• Dick, W., & Carey, L. (1996). The Systematic Design of Instruction, (4th Ed.). New York: Haper Collins College Publishers.

• Dick, W., Carey, L., & Carey, J. O., (2001). The systematic design of instruction (5th ed.). New York: Addison-Wesley, Longman.

• Dick, W., and Carey, L. (2004). The Systematic Design of Instruction. Allyn & Bacon; 6 edition. ISBN 0205412742

• Stamm, Randy L. & Howlett Bernadette (2001), Creating Effective Course Content in WebCT, An Instructional Design Model, PDF (retrieved 16:07, 19 May 2006 (MEST)).