Instructional Process Checklist
Here is a checklist of activities with related questions a trainer or instructor can use that follows the six-step model developed in Hiemstra, R., & Sisco, B. (1990). Individualizing instruction. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Step 1: Preplanning Activities | Step 4: Learning Activity Identification |
___ Learning rationale described? | ___ Self-directed learning concepts emphasized? |
___ Potential learners understood? | ___ Learning contract process understood? |
___ Instructional options considered? | ___ Learning objectives identified? |
___ Learning competencies determined? | ___ Necessary timelines established? |
___ Necessary support materials and resources considered? | ___ Needed learning resources and strategies discussed and located? |
___ Workbook or study guide materials collected and learning objectives prepared? | ___ Needed evidence to show achievement discussed? |
___ Organizational constraints discussed and approvals negotiated? | ___ Necessary validation and evaluation strategies identified? |
Step 2: Creating a Positive Learning Environment | Step 5: Putting Learning in Action and Monitoring Progress |
___ Physical environment examined? | ___ Optimal instructional techniques decided? |
___ Ice breaker activities considered? | ___ Variety of instructional techniques used? |
___ Opening activities decided? | ___ Conducting formative evaluations understood? |
___ How to make learners feel at ease decided? | ___ Frequent feedback to the learners provided? |
___ Personal comforts of learners considered? | ___ Feedback from learners encouraged and received? |
___ How will learning materials, contracting examples, examples, learning resources etc. be introduced? | ___ Feedback from learners used to make ongoing adjustments in the instructional process? |
Step 3: Developing the Instructional Plan | Step 6: Evaluating Individual Learner Outcomes |
___ Suggested learning activities determined? | ___ Appropriate summative techniques selected? |
___ Appropriate needs assessment tools created and used? | ___ Competency and the transfer of learning to skills emphasized? |
___ Responded to related questions and concerns about the learning experience? | ___ Various linkages from the learning activities and materials made to practice? |
___ The role of experience emphasized? | ___ Ensured that mastery of learning took place? |
___ How learners will be helped to feel comfortable with the process determined? | ___ Assessed that quality learning and critical thinking took place? |
___ Learning plan laid out and matched with resources? | ___ Prepared for the next instructional situation? |