ADDIER

INSTRUCTIONAL
DESIGN PROCESS
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 ADDIER SYSTEM 
The ADDIER System is Knowles Training
Institute's approach to course creation

ADDIER SYSTEM OVERVIEW

DESIGN
The design phase deals with
learning objectives, assessment
instruments, exercises, content,.
ANALYSE
The analysis phase clarifies the
instructional problems and
objectives, and identifies the
learning environment and
learner's existing knowledge and
skills. 

DEVELOP
In the development phase,
instructional designers and
developers create and assemble
content assets described in the

IMPLEMENT design phase.

The implementation phase

develops procedures for training
facilitators and learners.

EVALUATE
The evaluation phase consists of
two aspects: formative and
summative.

REINFORCE
We use a variety of memory and
mnemonic strategies to help learner's
transfer information learned from
short to long-term memory 
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ANALYSIS PHASE
part i

What is the desired new

behavior?

Who is the primary target

audience for the course.

part ii

What types of learning

What are the delivery
constraints exist?
options?

part iii

What adult learning theory

considerations apply?
What criteria will be used

for assessment.

part iv

How accessible are the

requisite knowledge sources.

What are the physical and

financial organizational

constraints.

part v

What are the structural

What are the technical characteristics of the course.

requirements of the

course.

part vi

What is the timeline for project completion?

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THE ADDIER SYSTEM

create an electronic How does your prepare a manual learners

course on a computer, audience like to will be able to study at their
or resort to blended learn? own pace
learning?

What is the personality of What are your limits What delivery methods
your audience? and capabilities (classroom, online,
regarding technology etc) would be best to
and personnel? achieve the training
objectives?
C

Who will be delivering Are there any The roadmap of how the
the training? What is language or other study or project will
the personality of the obstacles to consider appear on paper?
trainer? when designing the
course?
D

Knowledge and skill What is the Pinpoint the main idea

developed after each task? mechanism designed of the project (training
by you to obtain the activity)?
learners’ feedback on
material learnt?

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THE ADDIER SYSTEM

DEVELOPMENT PHASE

IS THE TIME FRAME BEING

ADHERED TO IN RELATION TO ARE YOU CREATING
WHAT HAS BEEN MATERIALS AS PER SCHEDULE?
ACCOMPLISHED IN TERMS OF
MATERIAL?

DO YOU SEE TEAM WORK

ACROSS VARIOUS ARE THE MEMBERS WORKING
PARTICIPANTS? EFFECTIVELY AS A TEAM?

“CONSIDER FORMATTING
TRAINING INSTRUCTIONS LIKE
A RECIPE.”

ARE THE MATERIALS

HOW CAN I PRESENT
PRODUCED UP TO TASK
CONFIRMING AND
ON WHAT THEY WERE
CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK
INTENDED FOR?

ARE PARTICIPANTS
WHAT OBJECTIVES (IF
CONTRIBUTING AS PER
ANY) HAVE NOT BEEN
THEIR OPTIMAL
ADDRESSED?
CAPACITY?

THE PROJECT IS REVIEWED

AND REVISED ACCORDING
TO ANY FEEDBACK GIVEN.

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PHASE
ADDIER
SYSTEM

What How will the

communications training
were provided to materials be
the stakeholders distributed to
to members of the
announce the target audience?
release of the
training
materials?

How does the course Is the technology

need to be packaged infrastructure in
for hosting on a place to facilitate the
specific LMS? training
course (if necessary)?

What are the

Is the venue secured
requirements for
for the training
enrolling in the
session?
training course? 
EVALUATION PHASE

A D D I E R S Y S T E M

1 How many people

completed the training
materials?

2 How did learners rate their

satisfaction with the
training materials?

3 How did the training

materials impact learners

4
work performance? 

What implications for

future improvement did
the evaluation

5
feedback provide?

How well did the course

perform in reference to 
timelines, objectives and
satisfaction?

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ADDIER SYSTEM

LONG-TERM MEMORY
FLASHCARDS

VIDEO & 1-PAGE EMAIL

REVIEW 1, 3, 7 DAYS LATER

VIDEO & 1-PAGE EMAIL

REVIEW 4, 8, 12 WEEKS
LATER

FACE-TO-FACE
LUNCHTALK REVIEW 6
MONTHS LATER & 1 YEAR
LATER
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