This book describes a rationally consistent basis for instructional design based in cognitive psychology and information-processing theory. It prepares teachers to design and develop a course, unit, and module of instruction; outlines the nine stages of instructional design procedure; and integrates current research and practice in the movement toward performance systems technology.

Preface -- Part 1. Introduction to instructional systems. 1. Introduction -- 2. Designing instructional systems -- Part 2. Basic processes in learning and instruction. 3. The outcomes of instruction -- 4. Varieties of learning : intellectual skills and strategies -- 5. Varieties of learning : information, attitudes, and motor skills -- 6. The learner -- Part 3. Designing instruction. 7. Defining performance objectives -- 8. Analysis of the learning task -- 9. Designing instructional sequences -- 10. The events of instruction -- 11. Selecting and using media -- 12. Designing the individual lesson -- 13. Assessing student performance -- Part 4. Delivery systems for instruction. 14. Group instruction -- 15. Individualized instruction -- 16. Evaluating instruction -- Index.