Instructional Systems

by John W. Eshleman, Ed.D.

Updated August 28, 2001

Mission, Systems, Design, Development, Deployment, Evaluation, Redesign, Commentary, Glossary, References, Links

New! An article on "Ausubel, Advance Organizers and Replicable Research" appears in the Commentary section.

Recent Changes: The References page has been updated, with additional references added. Some references now contain clickable hyperlinks to Abstracts or online Reviews published on other websites!

The Glossary page has been updated, expanded, and improved.

A photograph of Dr. Ogden Lindsley teaching his final ABA Workshop this past May of 2001 has been added here.

Links have been added to the Instructional Design Special Interest Group site and to the Instructional Design web discussion forum.

Purpose:

This site covers information pertinent to the development of effective instructional systems. I consider this site a noncommercial behavioral engineering and technology resource. I dedicate this site to teaching and learning.

Table of Contents

Instructional Systems -- An overview of the main features of a system of instruction.

Cybernetic Instruction Example -- An example of changing a lecture component.

Instructional Design -- A description of the steps in designing an instructional system.

Pinpointing -- A description and list of active verbs to use for pinpointing behavior.
Pinpoint Properties Matrix -- A table listing the defining attributes and nonattributes of pinpoints.
Learning Channels Matrix -- A table listing the inputs and outputs of possible learning channels.
Behavioral Objectives -- How to write useful behavioral objectives, with example and nonexample objectives.

Development -- A description of the steps in developing an instructional system.

Deployment -- A description of issues to consider when distributing and delivering instruction.

Evaluation -- A description of issues pertaing to evaluating an instructional system.

Redesign -- A description of issues pertaining to revising an instructional system.

Commentary -- A set of essays, editorials, and comments about instruction.

Glossary -- A glossary of instructional systems terminology.

References -- A list of references, in APA format, pertaining to instructional systems.

Links to other Sites -- A list of links to related websites that pertain to instructional systems.

Visit my other websites, the Universal Frequency and Celeration Site, and the Standard Chart Topics site.

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JohnEshleman@aol.com