Gagns 9 Events of Instruction

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Gagnés 9 Events of Instruction

• From Principles of Instructional Design by Robert
  M. Gagné, Leslie J. Briggs Walter W. Wager
  (1992)

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Why the 9 Events?

• Provide a framework for planning and delivering
  instruction
• Works across types of learning outcomes
• Intellectual skill
• Cognitive strategy
• Verbal information
• Attitude
• Motor skill

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Getting Started

• 1. Gaining Attention
• 2. Informing the Learner of the Objective
• 2. Stimulating Recall of Prior Learning

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Delivering the Goods

• 4. Presenting Stimuli
• 5. Guiding Learning

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Checking for Comprehension

• 6. Eliciting Performance
• 7. Providing Information Feedback

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Taking it to the Next Level

• 8. Assessing Performance
• 9. Enhancing Retention and Transfer

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Extending the 9 Events

• Throughout the semester, look for how the 9
  events fit different models of instruction and
  instructional design