5 Types of Analysis for Instructional Design
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
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Analysis is one of the most important parts of the instructional design process.
Before designing a learning solution, we need to make sure that we know whether we can help solve the problem with a learning intervention. We also need to know as much as we can about our audience and how they operate.
In this video, we'll explore 5 types of analysis together. By the end of the video, you should have a much better idea of how to approach analysis in your ID project (and you're more than welcome to ask questions in the comments below).
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0:00 Intro
1:30 Needs Assessment
6:25 Job-Task Analysis
10:31 Learner Analysis
13:38 Instructional Context Analysis
17:03 Performance Context Analysis
19:45 Conclusion
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Thanks for sharing this, Devlin! As you suggested, a session to dive deeper into how to actually conduct a needs analysis would be really helpful!
You're welcome, Alicia :). Will definitely add that session to the books.
Yes please a needs assessment video would be great!
Ok, thanks for letting me know! And thanks for checking out the vid 😃
Thank you for this video. It's very clear and helps to understand how to approach a project and it alignes with basic principles for ID
Glad it was helpful!
It would be great to create templates and include the questions that we should ask both the learners and the stakeholders. Thank you a million for the great content. It's so systematic and detailed.
You’re so welcome! Thanks for supporting the content and suggesting this here 😃
And, as you suggested, I am here! I love putting names to things I have actually done before! I think I need to revisit rewording my resume again :)
Keep it up, Jessie! I love seeing the progress :D
Thank you very much for this!! This may be life saver
You’re welcome! Happy to help 😃
You nailed it when you said, "instructional designers are not always incentivized to put in the upfront time for analysis". A shift in this thinking is definitely needed. When the analysis is undervalued, the pushback skill is critical for all designers. I'd love to hear how others navigate the conversation.
Very informative. Excellent video
Some of the computers in my class don't have sounds cards, so very relevant
Haha, wow! Yeah, that would be good to know before designing learning solutions that include sound :'D.
Environmental factors [Tech, Reward, Managerial, Cultural] 3:06
Skill or knowledge gap 3:36
Don't assume it's a skill gap without a discovery on problems 4:05
Embarking on my first project and deep in the nascent stage. Wow, this is a great guide and place to begin! Thank you again Devlin!!!!
You’re welcome! Glad that this is helping 😃
This is great, Devlin!
You're welcome! Thanks for checking it out :)
Thank you Devlin ! Your videos help me a lot !
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching 😃
Thanks Devlin! Now I know that I need to perform a job-task analysis for my current project.
You’re welcome! Thanks for checking out this video, Johnwell 😃
Great overview. Thanks for summing things up in a concise & practical way.
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching, Norman 😃
Spot on, and so important for anyone who designs training, yet so little of the actual practice can be found around. I love the idea of templates!
Thanks Aggie! I appreciate you checking out the video (and will keep in mind the template idea for future content :D)
I think another deeper dive into those analysis strategies would be great! Also any accompanying templates and how to make them would be super helpful.
Thanks Michael! Glad to hear that a session like this would be helpful. I will get to planning :)
Fantastic video, as always.
Thanks Allen! I appreciate you checking it out :)
So helpful! Thanks Devlin. (Love the new video plant background btw!)
Thanks so much! Glad you're enjoying it :D
Another super useful video, Devlin! Yes, I'd love to see a mock demo of some of these analyses (definitely the needs assessment if nothing else) and would totally love some basic templates. Thanks so much for making this and for helping us fill in our own knowledge gaps! :)
Thanks Andrea! I will aim to make that happen early next year :D
Thanks Devlin...a bit deeper knowledge on this will help an individual like me who is total new to this field.
Thanks for letting me know 😊. And you’re welcome for the video!
Hey @DevlinPeckYT this was really insightful. I never really had a chance to conduct these in my previous job. I know better. I am totally for the idea of creating templates together.
Thanks for watching :D Templates can be a huge time saver, glad to know you're interested!
Great video! I think this goes hand-in-hand with the perception (or reality) that we are Order Takers, at least, this is one of my neverending battles. I would also welcome another video that's a deep dive into conducting needs analysis.
Thanks Margaret! We can definitely do our best to keep our skills sharp on the analysis / consulting front so that when we get the opportunity to make a real impact, we can go forward with full force :)
I know one time I regretted not doing learner analysis ahead of time. I was regularly training city and county employees across the US. The first time I went into a state setting, the people I were training were retirees who would work for 4 moths during an open session and then go back to being retired. Most walked into training having not touched a PC in 8 moths. It took me 15 minutes to get them all to log in and open chrome.
We had allotted 75 minutes for the class.
Oh wow! Yes, definitely a good example of where analysis could have helped :D. Thank you for sharing this story with us.
Thanks @Devlin for this wonderful video. Analysis takes its time when clients want to start with implementation but understanding the context, learners before will help to have better results but we dont have to forget about minimum viable product. Mvp. Thanks!!
You're welcome! Thanks so much for checking this one out, Cynthia :)
I would like to see a video where you do a needs assessment with a fictionalized client.
Ok, thank you Virginia! Stay tuned 😃
Love this Delvin! This is exactly why I'm interested in expanding my skill set in eLearning and instructional design. To really delve into the context of the work environment to help individuals advance their skills and abilities in the workplace.
I'm now hearing your idea about creating templates for engaging with stakeholders! I'd love to see this.
Thanks Trisha! Doing analysis like that will definitely help you design better solutions 😃. Thanks for checking out the content!
Love this. Yes I would love to see you work on templates for this.
Thanks Aniel! Stay tuned 😃
Great detail! I've always thought of a needs analysis as one great big animal, so I like how you have broken the task into 5 individual types. Love the sound card story! I imagine it will be useful to include questions on an end-of-course survey that assesses if each of these 5 types of analysis were applied successfully.
Thanks Cindy! Yes, needs assessment is one specific type of analysis 😃. And the data from all of these types of analysis will help us with our design.
Regarding the surveys after the course, that brings us into evaluation territory. That data will also help us refine our design. Check out my UA-cam video on Kirkpatrick’s Levels of Evaluation to learn more about that 😃
Thanks a million for this Delvin. I will like you to elaborate on how analysis sits into the Action Mapping process. This would be really helpful.
You're so welcome! And good question. Action mapping condenses much of the analysis into kickoff meetings with the client and any other available, relevant stakeholders. Check out Map It if you have not already :)
I love this. Thank you. As you were describing learner analysis, I thought about design thinking. Maybe the principles involved in design thinking would support our efforts at learner analysis.
For sure! There is a lot of overlap :)
Hi Devlin, a good video would be how the work of an ID freelancer vs working in the corporate world differ.
Nice one Kris! Here’s that video (recorded about a year ago): ua-cam.com/video/o2Z6uB47QhQ/v-deo.html
Definitely interested in mock needs assessment!
Glad to hear it, Cris. Stay tuned :D
Great video, Devlin! Fantastic lighting too. The reddish-orange tinge looks great. Did you apply a filter or use an external light to get the effect?
Thanks so much! I actually used a light strip and a lamp (Phillips Hue)...but the adhesive on it didn’t last long so now the light strip is on the floor 😂. I’ll be playing around with the lighting over the coming weeks / months.
Also imo, a lot of the time, learning experiences are not always based on what ppl are not doing the desired level, it might be, we have a new product being brought into the organization and training will be needed or not needed, whichever the reason is.
It would be great to hear more about that type of analysis.
For sure. In those situations you would identify what desired level you want people to perform at once the product is released. For example, what should people be able to achieve / accomplish with the product? Do they already know how to do that? If not, what will help them do so? Etc. If that isn’t what you’re referring to then let me know.
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Haha, yay! Thanks for watching and commenting, Peter :)
Hi Devlin, thanks for the info. It was very useful. Can you list the various strategies that one can use when one is done with the analysis.
You're very welcome! And regarding strategies for after the analysis, it really depends on the type of solution you're designing. If designing a learning experience, check out Gagne's 9 Events as a beginner-friendly way to bring it together. There's a video about it on this channel :)
Informative content. Would be helpful to have templates of these analyses.
Great idea :D I'll put it on the list! Thanks for watching.
Hi Devlin! I'm new to the field and am trying to move ID with a media design background. This video is super helpful, but just to clarify, would you conduct each of these types of analyses, choose one, or a combination of some of these to complete the analysis phase?
Also, I would love to see a video diving deeper into Needs Assessments and mock assessments 🙋🏽♀️
Hi Asha! Welcome welcome 😃. In an ideal world, you’d conduct each of these analyses. As you continue designing learning for the same audience, you may not need to conduct a learner analysis or context analyses (since you would presumably already have done these). Evaluation will help as well by letting you know what the areas of improvement are for your learning experiences after the fact.
That being said, there often is a very abbreviated analysis phase (which mostly consists of the ID or learning consultant talking to the client). I think that as long as you have these concerns in mind and try your best to learn more about the audience you’re serving (and the real problem you’re solving), then you’ll be in good shape 😃
Thanks for this, Devlin!! Did you end up making any templates for this or host an event for making them?
Hi Kendra! Not yet...but we will do this some time this year or early next! Feel free to join the community and you'll receive an email when we're doing it: www.devlinpeck.com/id
Devlin, can you give some tips on how to provide feedback after the analysis? Specifically, when you have concluded that the problem can not be solved with training, for example you mentioned inappropriate rewards system. I've seen this where it's incentivized to get the maximum sales, so corners are cut by the salesman. It's that they don't know how to do it, but they are motivated to get the sell at all costs. How do you come back to the organization or department head and tell them that the blame really does lie with them? Thank you in advance!
Good question! Perhaps writing up a more formal document that outlines your findings and recommendations? And explain there why training would not be a good fit? I imagine that sometimes, even if you uncover this, you will get told to "just make the training." So navigating that conversation is a whole different project...and the organization's politics will likely come into play.
Thank you Devlin! How would we approach a company that has proven training to be effective, but it would like to replace in person training with online to save time and money?
Such a good question! I would look at which learning objectives the in-person training is targeting, and then I'd design online activities in line with those learning objectives.We would want to make sure that we're designing experiences where people can practice the skills and achieve the same outcomes as the in-person lessons (and many different ways to do this, but it depends on what the desired outcomes are)
@@DevlinPeckYT wow invaluable knowledge. Thank you very much!
@@faithwork1 you’re welcome! 😊
Templates!!!!