Principles of Instructional Design are listed.

This posting addresses these issues: 1. What is the discipline of instructional design? 2. How does instructional design theory differ from learning theory? 3. What are the critical components of instructional design? 4. Given your definition of instructional design and your identification of critical components, what skill sets are necessary to be an effective practitioner of instructional design?

Introduction to Research Methods

Here is the Objective: • Understand the characteristics of qualitative research and the procedures for gathering qualitative data as used by the educational practitioner. • Understand the characteristics of quantitative research and the procedures for gathering quantitative data as used by the educational practitioner. • Describe the essential characteristics of the research problem. • Understand the characteristics of qualitative research and the procedures for gathering qualitative data as used by the educational practitioner. • Understand the characteristics of quantitative research and the procedures for gathering quantitative data as used by the educational practitioner. ... click for more

School Finance is the focal point.

This posting questions at what level of state participation do school districts become concerned about the issue of loss of local control in regards to the ratio of local/state/federal revenue? It also illustrates arguments for and against the forced consolidation of small school districts from a financial perspective.

The Education Research Process is emphasized.

This posting summarizes "Understanding the Parent Education Needs of Incarcerated Fathers" from http://eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2/content_storage_01/0000000b/80/26/2b/f6.pdf and answers the following questions. Pls. answer all 14 questions! 1. What is the focus/topic of the article? 2. Why does the author feel that it is important to study this topic area? 3. How does the author communicate the need to study this topic in the introduction section? 4. What is the primary research question or hypothesis of this research project? 5. How many research articles does the author cite in the body of this paper? 6. What are the benchmark studies which are referenced in the body ... click for more

Learning outcomes are defined.

The solution defines the likely learners within that setting. I can select an actual or hypothetical setting, situation, and learner population, but the analysis must include demographic data that actually correlate with your learner population. For the entire project, use the ADDIE model. The "Guide to a Systematic Instructional Design Process" is available to serve as a quick-reference guide for initiating an instructional design project based on the ADDIE model and incorporating electronic learning and performance support tools.