Designing Effective Instruction, 8th Edition

Designing Effective Instruction, 8th Edition

<p><b>A guide to the information and practical skills for successful instructional design, revised and updated</b> </p> <p>The updated eighth edition of <i>Designing Effective Instruction</i> offers educators an essential guide for designing effective and efficient instruction that is exciting and interesting. The flexible model presented is based on research from many different disciplines. The authors--noted experts on the topic--draw on recent research that incorporates both behavioral and cognitive approaches into the model.</p> <p>The eighth edition highlights the fundamentals of instructional design that can help students develop a solid foundation in the design process. These basic skills can be adapted to a wide variety of settings, such as multimedia, classroom, business, health care, higher education, and distance-education instruction. This new edition has been revised to include information on the most recent research and trends. The book also contains a new section on the topic of lean instructional design. This new section discusses strategies to reduce time and resources for each step of the process. This important guide:</p> <ul> <li>Offers a review of the basic skills needed to create effective instruction</li> <li>Includes various features to stimulate thinking and provides additional explanations</li> <li>Provides a real-world scenario in every chapter</li> <li>Presents exercises to test skills and knowledge</li> <li>Contains a quality management section to help conduct a quick quality check of the design project</li> </ul> <p>Written for instructional designers in business, military, medical, and government settings as well as to those in higher education and P-12 classrooms, <i>Designing Effective Instruction </i>is the proven resource for designing quality instruction that can motivate participants.</p>