TITLE:
Assessing the Impact of an Instructional Design Course on Arabian Gulf University Distance Learning Students’ Instructional Design Competencies
AUTHORS:
Alajab Mohammed Alajab Ismail, Taysir Mohammad Nahar Alkhazali
KEYWORDS:
Instructional Design, Instructional Design General Competencies, ADDIE, Distance Learning, Distance Teaching and Training Program
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.7 No.9,
September
16,
2019
ABSTRACT: This study investigated the impact of an
instructional design graduate course (module) on the Arabian Gulf University
graduate students’ learning outcomes represented in the instructional design
general competencies generated by the
International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction (IBSTPI) 1986. The study also sought to provide an
analysis of the general instructional design competencies and performance
statements including Knowledge, Skills, and Affective competencies that are
necessary to achieve effective instructional design and development outcomes
with a specific focus on distance teaching and training applications. The study
used a developmental research method guided by ADDIE instructional design model on a sample of 22 graduate diploma and master
students in the department of distance learning. Results of data analysis
revealed statistically significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) between the students’
pre and post mean scores on instructional design general competencies scale in favor of the post administration. Data analysis results also
indicated that students believed that the course content was realistic, clear,
and useful. It links theory to its real and practical applications in the field
of developing distance teaching and training materials. The huge content, the
big effort required for successfully passing the course compared to other
courses; as well as the short period of time allocated for studying the course
materials represented the challenging part of the course. To improve the course
outcomes in the future students recommended the need for an Arabic version of
the workbook and renovation of the broken internet links related to course topics
or replacing them with active ones.