Dick and Carey Model for Instructional Design
The Dick and Carey model has been around since 1978, originally developed by James and Lou Carey and Walter Dick. The number of stages can vary but here I will describe a nine-step model.
The designer must complete one step before moving on to the next because they build on each other and all the stages work together toward the overall course goal.
Stage One is to identify that learning goal.
What do you want students to be able to do after your course or training that they couldn't do before?
Stage Two: Figure out the steps learners need to take to reach the course goal.
For example, if the goal of my training was for the learners to be able to make a cup of tea, the requisite skills would be to 1) boil water 2) put the tea bag in a cup and 3) add milk and sugar.
Stage Three: The instructional designer would figure out what the learners already know.
Using our tea example again, I might ask learners if they've ever boiled water before? What kind of tea kettle they have? And even what their favorite kind of tea is?
Stage Four: This is where we write objectives for each step of instruction needed to reach the overall goal.
For our "teetotalers", the first objective would be: Heat water to 212 degrees.
Stage Five: Make your quizzes, tests, or knowledge checks to assess how the learners are doing in meeting those objectives.
For example, you might have students use a thermometer to check the temperature of the water.
Stage Six: Develop Instructional Strategy
This is when you decide on the presentation, learning activities, feedback, and assessments.
Stage Seven: Use the strategies you just laid out to create the actual notes, lectures, activities, and assessments you will use for instruction.
Maybe one of my modules for the training on making tea would include a short video, a research activity, and some fieldwork at a tea house.
Stage Eight: Formative Evaluation
Look for gaps or weaknesses in the instruction and find ways to improve.
Hmmm..... this section on green tea is confusing. Students have a lot of questions. I need to think about this section.
And finally,
Stage Nine: Revise Instruction
Use what you learned in Stage Eight to update and revise the learning activities, assessments, and content to help learners meet the objectives and goals of the course.
This system makes a lot of sense. It is goal oriented and every aspect is aimed at helping the learner reach their training goals. This sets the learner up for success at the outset and for this reason, would be a positive and valuable instructional design tool.
References:
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