ID 553 - Module 1: Introduction to Instructional Design Models

Assignment 2: Understanding Instructional Design Models

Assignment50 points

Demonstrate that you understand the major instructional design models well enough to compare them and to choose one for a real problem.

Part A: Comparison matrix (25 points)

Build a matrix comparing four models: ADDIE, Dick and Carey, SAM, and one more of your choice (Kemp, Backward Design, rapid prototyping, or another documented model). For each model, complete these rows in your own words, citing the module readings or the original sources:

Row	What to include
Origin	Author(s), year, and the problem the model was created to solve
Process shape	Linear, circular, iterative; where evaluation sits
Key assumptions	What the model assumes about learning, learners, and the design context
Distinctive strength	The one thing this model does better than the others
Distinctive weakness	The one thing it does worse, or the situation it handles poorly
Best-fit project	A concrete example of a project you would use it for, in one sentence

Part B: Model selection memo (25 points)

Write a memo of 600 to 800 words to a hypothetical client or supervisor recommending a model (or a justified hybrid) for your course design project problem. The memo must:

State the instructional problem in one paragraph: learners, gap, setting, constraints.
Answer the four model-selection questions from the models page explicitly.
Recommend a model or hybrid and describe how the project would proceed under it, phase by phase, in a short table or list.
Name one model you rejected and explain what feature of the problem ruled it out.
Identify one risk of your chosen approach and how you would mitigate it.

Submission

One PDF or Google Doc link containing both parts. APA 7 citations and a reference list. Add an AI-use disclosure line at the end if applicable.

Rubric (50 points)

Criterion	Exemplary	Proficient	Developing	Beginning
Accuracy of matrix (15)	All rows accurate, specific, and sourced for all four models (14 to 15)	Minor inaccuracies or one row vague (11 to 13)	Several rows generic or one model poorly described (7 to 10)	Major inaccuracies (0 to 6)
Depth of comparison (10)	Strengths and weaknesses are distinctive and contrastive, not restated definitions (9 to 10)	Mostly distinctive (7 to 8)	Largely descriptive (4 to 6)	Superficial (0 to 3)
Problem statement and selection questions (10)	Problem is concrete and bounded; all four questions answered with evidence from the problem (9 to 10)	Problem clear; questions answered generally (7 to 8)	Problem vague or questions partly answered (4 to 6)	Missing (0 to 3)
Recommendation and rejection (10)	Recommendation justified phase by phase; rejected model tied to a specific feature of the problem (9 to 10)	Justified; rejection general (7 to 8)	Recommendation asserted rather than argued (4 to 6)	Missing (0 to 3)
Writing and APA (5)	Clear, organized, correct APA (5)	Minor issues (4)	Several issues (2 to 3)	Many issues (0 to 1)