Analysis
Step 10: At what level of learning will the course content be taught?
Examine the tasks and components that make up a body of knowledge and categorize them according to the level of learning each represents.
Levels of learning
Once you have decided what content your course
should include, you need to determine what level of learning each piece
of content represents.
Does the content require the simple recall or recognition of facts, or
more abstract mental processes and intellectual activity? The process
for answering these questions is called instructional analysis. It is
a crucial step in the ISD process because it determines: 1) how you will
write your performance objectives; and 2) how you will assess performance
based on those objectives.
Bloom's taxonomy
The basis for instructional
analysis is a taxonomy of learner capabilities defined as verbs. Click
here
to view this taxonomy and its list of corresponding verbs.
Step 10: Instructional Analysis
To complete an instructional analysis, you will need to create a two column table for the modules and lessons that you determined in Step 9. Next, type each of your content areas for that module into separate rows. Lastly, consult Bloom's taxonomy for relevant verbs to place next to each content area. To view an example of how the authors of this course completed this process, click here.
Roll your mouse over
each of the content areas in the image below for a demonstration of this
process.
Are you ready to review?
This lesson concludes Module 2, Analysis. If you need to review this module, use the arrows at the bottom and top of the screen to revisit the lessons. If you believe you are ready for a review of the knowledge you gained in this module, please click the forward arrow now.