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Dabbagh, Nada H.; Jonassen, David H.; Yueh, Hsui-Ping; Samouilova, Marina – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2000
This case study examines the application of problem-based learning to the teaching of introductory instructional design (ISD). Suggests that ISD is a dynamic process of problem understanding and problem solution and that ISD instruction should therefore focus more on the problem attributes and not on the generality of the systems approach model.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Instructional Design, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving
Sleezer, Catherine M.; Zhang, Jiping; Gradous, Deane B.; Maile, Craig – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1999
Examines three views of performance improvement--scientific management, instructional design, and systems thinking--each providing a unique view of performance improvement and specific roles for evaluation. Provides an integrated definition of performance and a synthesis model that encompasses the three views. (AEF)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Improvement, Instructional Design, Models
Keller, John M.; Taguchi, Mina – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1996
Surveyed 45 Japanese corporations to determine common training methods and use of systematic design and development processes. Results indicate that overall there was more internal classroom training than on-the-job training and that only two of the companies had a formal, systematic approach to instruction design and development. (JMV)
Descriptors: Classrooms, Corporations, Instructional Design, Instructional Development
Joo, Yong-Kook – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1998
Presents exploratory individual, group, and organizational learning instructional systems development (ISD) models based on four conditions: integration of the questions of what and why in instruction and learning; reflection of impacts of environmental factors; non-linear and flexible instructional processes; and future-centeredness in…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Group Instruction, Information Systems, Instructional Design
Reiser, Robert A.; Radford, Jennifer M. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1990
Discussion of the need for school reform focuses on teaching students enrolled in teacher education programs how to use systems approach principles to help with instructional planning. Topics discussed include setting objectives; selecting instructional materials; evaluating instructional effectiveness; constraints and pressures faced by teachers;…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Needs