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Instructional Systems Design (ISD) - Worksheets and job Aids

Conducting a Needs Assessment

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Adobe Acrobat DocumentPerformance Problem Analysis Model - Use this job aid to help you determine if training is needed to solve a performance problem

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPerformance Problem Analysis Worksheet - Use this worksheet to record you decisions after using the model.

Assessing the Relevant Characteristics of Learners  

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Adobe Acrobat DocumentLearner Characteristics Worksheet - Use this worksheet to analyze the relevant characteristics of potential learners.

Analyzing the Characteristics of a Work Setting

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Adobe Acrobat DocumentWork Setting Analysis Worksheet - Use this worksheet to analyze the characteristics of a work setting. 

Performing Job, Task, Content or Goal analyses

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Adobe Acrobat DocumentTask Analysis Worksheet - Use this worksheet to guide task analysis.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentContent Analysis Worksheet - Use this worksheet to guide content analysis.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentGoal Analysis Worksheet - Use this worksheet to guide goal analysis for instructional design.

Writing Statements of Performance Objectives  

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Adobe Acrobat DocumentWriting Performance Objectives - Use this job aid as a quick reference for writing performance objectives.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentAffective Performance Objectives - Use this job aid to select appropriate verbs for learning objectives in the affective domain.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPsychomotor Performance Objectives - Use this job aid to to select appropriate verbs for learning objectives in the psychomotor domain.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentCognitive Performance Objectives - Use this job aid to select appropriate verbs for learning objectives in the cognitive domain.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPerformance Objectives Worksheet - Use this worksheet as a template for developing performance objectives. 

Developing Performance Measurements  

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Adobe Acrobat DocumentPurposes of Performance Measurement - Use this job aid to help decide the purpose of the performance measurement and select methods.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPerformance Measurement Design Steps - Use this job aid to help guide the design of performance measurements.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentSelecting Test Items - Use this job aid to help select appropriate test items.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentTest Development (Courtesy of Cornell University, Office of Instructional Support)- Use this job aid to help develop test items.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentTest Development - Use this job aid to help develop test items.

Sequencing Performance Objectives  

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Adobe Acrobat DocumentSequencing Performance Objectives - Use this job aid to help sequence performance objectives.

Specifying Instructional Strategies  

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Adobe Acrobat DocumentConsiderations in Choosing Instructional Strategies - Use this job aid in selecting instructional strategies.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentApplication of Adult Learning Theory - Use this job aid to help design training in ways that adults prefer to learn.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentThe Methods and Media of Instruction - Use this job aid to help select instruction methods.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentClassroom Structures Which Encourage Student Participation (Courtesy of Cornell University, Office of Instructional Support) - Use this job aid to select ways to involve students.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentCommon Causes of Student Non-involvement (Courtesy of Cornell University, Office of Instructional Support) - Use this job aid to analyze why students appear not to be involved in classroom learning.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentTraining Costs - Use this job aid as a general guide to the cost of training.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentTechnology Based Instruction - Use this guide to help decide if e-Learning is an option.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentBlended Learning - Use this guide from Click2Learn to help decide on a blended approach to delivering training.

Designing Instructional Materials  

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Adobe Acrobat DocumentLesson Plan Format - Use this format for developing lesson plans.

Evaluating Instruction

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Adobe Acrobat DocumentEvaluation Check Sheet - Use this job aid to guide the evaluation of training as it is being delivered.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentTraining Design Evaluation Check Sheet - Use this job aid to evaluate the overall design of training.