HRD 480 - Learning in Adulthood :: February 14, 2007

Gagné's 9 Events of Instruction

While teaching is ultimately an art, it is often useful to begin with a set of guidelines to help guide the development of that art. To that end we will discuss Robert Gagné's Events of instruction. This set of nine principles is rooted in cognitive information processing theory, and is the result of observing successful teacher practice.

• Lecture Notes (PowerPoint)
• Lecture Notes (.pdf)

Practice

After reviewing these guidelines, each table will continue with your instructional design exercise from last class. Using your performance objectives as a guide, design an event for each of the 9 steps of instruction.

• Gagné Worksheet (.doc)
• Gagné Worksheet (.pdf)

Reading

• Kirkpatrick 4 Levels of Evaluation
• Evaluation in Instructional Design
• Be sure to you can answer the following questions:
  • Why do we do formative evaluation?
  • What is the difference between formative and summative evaluation?
  • Describe the basic use for each of Kirkpatrick's levels of evaluation

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