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Mastering the Instructional Design Process: A Systematic Approach

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We used this book in out graduate program at Penn State. It quickly provides detailed information for every step of the instructional design process. It is a good text to learn about training and an even better reference book for later use.

This book was used in my 1994 Bachelor's program in Workforce Education, Training, and Development undertaken at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois. It provided readily applied techniques for improving employee performance. I still use it today as a wonderful reference tool. I receommend this book to anyone tasked with instructional design.

Rothwell and Kazanas provide a thorough explanation of the Instructional Design process. It is very useful and informative for beginners and novices. The only detraction is the sole focus on ISD. There are many other ways to design educational programs. One approach to design is not always the best method.

It is a bit dry and what seems to be common knowledge. This text discusses a subject until it is completely dead. It would have been nice to have more case studies and examples showing how the process was used practically because the actual process does not seem that complicated. At least it seems like most people already do most of the steps in their head.

If you're looking for a decent textbook on ISD from a skill development / training perspective, this is a good choice. But know that the focus is almost exclusively on job performance. It offers almost nothing on using ISD to achieve cognitive goals, learning in an academic environment, or education (vs. training) in the classical sense.

I paid for expedited shipping and yet I have not received my pacakge. Tracking shows wrong address, yet I have received my other text books.