The course design project was initiated for two reasons: (1) to discover why training courses generally are not designed or improved in accordance with seemingly obvious principles, and (2) to develop a systematic approach to course design that would result in the application of such principles. The major changes to be found in this revision…

This book is designed to help develop instruction in a vocational or technical field, according to procedures developed in the research laboratory and tested in the classroom. The steps involved in preparing instruction that can be demonstrated to facilitate learning are described. The main goal of the book is to describe the steps that must be…