The Systematic Design of Instruction (Paperback)

by Walter Dick (Author), Lou Carey (Author)

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"The Dick/Carey/Carey model is the most comprehensive, clear, and conducive support tool to teach introductory instructional design courses.  The fact that the model is laid out at the beginning and followed throughout the book guides and supports the learning process."

Celina Byers, Bloomsburgh University

 

"...the process of instructional design is clarified and logically introduced, thus providing valuable support to students' first introduction to the design process...the clarity of the text enables students to practice the process as they work on independent design projects."

Virginia McGinnis, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

 

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description
Often described as the Bible of the instructional design field. Covers the fundamentals of instructional design and helps the reader learn the concepts and procedures for designing, developing, and formatively evaluating instruction. Paper. DLC: Instructional systems.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 385 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Longman; 4 edition (November 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0673990842
• ISBN-13: 978-0673990846
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #158,877 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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37 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the BEST text for the art and science of ISD, February 2, 1998

By	[e-mail] (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

The best ISD text for the graduate level! Excellent model. I have used earlier editions for graduate classes at the Milano Graduate School (formerly the New School) and students have found the text and exercises very helpful. I especially like the earlier chapters. The examples in the development chapter are hard to follow, but worth the effort. Joanne Polichetti Integrated Learning Solutions Adjunct Professor: Milano Graduate School

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For the Instructional Designer, September 22, 2006

By	!Edwin C. Pauzer (New York City) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Systematic Design of Instruction, The (6th Edition) (Paperback)

We used this book in my design class when I was earning a Master's in training. It is still on my bookshelf. It is critical not only for instructional designers, but for managers who may know little or nothing about training but make training decisions.

This book focuses on a specific method to designing training programs. It is called the Instructional Systems Design Model (ISD), hence the title. It is also called A.D.D.I.E. This is the most commonly accepted approach to training.

The only thing that I wish the book had spent some pages on was using the two-column format. This book had everything else but that.

Still, there are certain texts that well-informed trainers have. This is one of them.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Cumbersome & confusing, December 8, 2006

By	phoong dan (International) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Systematic Design of Instruction, The (6th Edition) (Paperback)

Granted, instructional design is not easy! But this book (and the Dick & Carey model in general) go so far into minute details that the bigger picture is lost!

I liked the outlay of the chapters. Each chapter represents a step in the instructional design process. This is the best feature of the book. But then the model/book goes into minutia and makes for heavy & confusing reading. In fact, several times I found myself saying "I think I understood what they meant the first time they said it, but after they said it 10 different ways, including 3 charts & diagrams, now I'm not so sure!"

The use of the examples in the book, particularly the charts & diagrams add to the confusion rather than making things more clear! A further example of this, is that often page 113, for example, will reference a chart on page 118. So amist the confusion, you have to turn the page and look back and forth between the text and the chart.

I also don't care for the size of the book. It's irregular and adds to the cumbersome feel of the text.

While it's true that with instructional design, you have to get down to the nitty gritty detail, this textbook seems to wallow in it much, much too long!