This paper focuses on unpacking the United States Air Force's (USAF) instructional system development (ISD) model as it evolved over time to its present form. In post-World War II training, the USAF was a leader in the study and use of systematic instructional design procedures, with its early efforts often coinciding with the work of the…

Delivering a successful instructional technology (IT) product depends on more than just having an extremely creative instructional solution or following an instructional systems design (ISD) model. Proper planning, direction, and execution of the project are require, as well. We present a model of management that encompasses the ISD process. Five…

Human resource development (HRD) is recognized as an interdisciplinary field covering the breadth of behavioral and social sciences. However, since its inception, instructional systems design (ISD), a methodology widely used in the HRD field, has been based on a narrow range of behavioral science. Grounded in general system's theory, the ISD…

Simplifies an instructional systems model into four components (define, specify, develop, evaluate) and argues that it can be a tool for performance technologists to use in diagnosing the political incidents they confront in their work. (Author/JD)

Article presents an adaptive instructional model for concept teaching which incorporates the humanistic idea of self-learning. (Author)

Six experts discuss four major criticisms of the instructional systems design model: (1) it is too slow and clumsy to meet today's training challenges, (2) it has no substance; (3) used as directed, it produces bad solutions, and (4) it clings to the wrong world view. (JOW)

Training in business settings and instruction in academic settings have never taken place in a vacuum, but in earlier times many instructional technology professionals behaved as though they did. Models of instructional systems design (ISD) placed training and instruction at the center of the universe ignoring the impact of the external…

Recounts the history of a project which brought instructional systems development to the training schools of the U.S. armed forces. Included are the problems faced, the choices made, the focus chosen, the difficulties encountered, the product that resulted, and the outcomes of the project. (Author/CHC)

A thorough examination of computer-based simulation for instruction. (Author)

Emphasizing a humanistic perspective, a committee at Virginia Commonwealth University was constituted to design and critique a course in modern fiction employing innovative technology and methodology. Educational objectives were identified, including critical thinking skills, questioning strategies, and affective development. The course featured a…

Author looks at programed learning and analyzes why he believes it has not been as sucessful an educational tool as many educators predicted. (HB)

The development of motion visual instructional messages should proceed according to systems principles. This would permit the creation of more effective visual messages, allow educators to use more effectively the various media as communication tools, and assist in the refinement of the instructional development process. Like any system, a system…

Article describes the systems for instructional materials development for medical education at the Medical Center, University of Illinois. (HB)

Author explains his model of instructional development for initiating and continuing change in education. (HB)

Five American Educational Research Association symposium papers (1979) are provided. "The Program Analysis Phase of Instructional Systems Design: Details of Phase II" (E. Curtis) describes the program analysis subsystem within the context of a systematic approach to instructional design, and reviews the process of carrying out such an…