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Mastering the Instructional Design Process: A Systematic Approach, 5th Edition

ISBN: 978-1-118-94715-9

December 2015

Pfeiffer

432 pages

Description

For more than two decades, professionals, trainers, and students have relied on the expert advice in Mastering the Instructional Design Process to design, develop, implement, and evaluate high-quality learning programs. Now, this fully revised and updated Fifth Edition provides a solid framework for building and applying the instructional design competencies outlined in the newly released Instructional Designer Competencies guide by the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction (IBSTPI®).

Through in-depth coverage of the core competencies of instructional systems design, complete with hands-on tools for immediate practice, this comprehensive resource provides everything you need to master the instructional design process. Step-by-step guidance fully prepares you to use the strategies and tools necessary to improve human performance at a level in line with the most highly respected minds in instructional design. With the full range of coverage inside, from basic concepts to advanced skills and concepts, you can:

  • Detect and solve human performance problems
  • Analyze needs, learners, work settings, and work
  • Establish performance objectives and performance measurements
  • Deliver instruction effectively to a variety of learners
  • Manage complex projects successfully

In addition to a wealth of convenient charts and tables for quick reference while assessing the learning needs of others, this true practitioner’s guide also provides a full self-assessment instrument to highlight personal strengths and development needs to customize and improve your own instructional design. The team contributors for this edition is made up of active industry experts and provides you with exactly what they’d use in the field to set and achieve established training goals.

Because meaningful learning doesn’t just happen—Mastering the Instructional Design Process, Fifth Edition.

About the Author

WILLIAM J. ROTHWELL, PHD, SPHR, CPLP FELLOW, is a professor of Workforce Education and Development at Penn State University. An editor for the International Journal of Training and Development, he has authored, coauthored, edited, and coedited more than 93 books.

G.M. (BUD) BENSCOTER, PHD, is the owner of GMB Performance Group and author of several articles and books on instructional design and talent development.

MARSHA KING, PHD, is the president of SkillPoint Consulting where she coaches leaders on management and leadership best practices.

STEPHEN B. KING, PHD, is vice president of Talent & Leadership Effectiveness at Allstate Insurance Company.