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Instructional Design Principles Flashcards

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  1. Rapid prototyping in instructional design involves:

    Answer: Creating early drafts for review and iterative refinement

    Rapid prototyping creates preliminary versions of training materials early in the design process to gather feedback and iterate.

  2. What does 'terminal objective' mean in instructional design?

    Answer: The overall performance competency the learner must demonstrate by end of instruction

    A terminal objective describes the overall performance a learner must demonstrate upon completing the full instructional sequence.

  3. Which principle of multimedia learning states that people learn better from words and pictures than from words alone?

    Answer: Multimedia Principle

    Mayer's Multimedia Principle states that combining words and visuals produces better learning outcomes than text alone.

  4. In instructional design, 'enabling objectives' are:

    Answer: Sub-skills and knowledge needed to achieve the terminal objective

    Enabling objectives are the prerequisite sub-skills and knowledge that support achievement of the terminal (overall) objective.

  5. What is the primary function of formative evaluation in instructional design?

    Answer: To improve the instructional materials during development

    Formative evaluation gathers data during the design and development process to improve materials before full deployment.

  6. The ARCS model in instructional design addresses:

    Answer: Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction

    Keller's ARCS model is a motivational design framework focused on Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction to engage learners.

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