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The Systematic Design of Instruction (6th Edition). Walter Dick, Lou Carey, and James O. Carey. (2004). Allyn & Bacon. 400 pp. $99.80 (soft cover). ISBN: 0205412742
The sixth edition of The Systematic Design of Instruction describes the Dick and Carey systems approach model. This model encapsulates the fundamentals of instructional design using concepts and procedures for analyzing, designing, developing, and evaluating instruction. Numerous examples illustrate the application of the instructional design process and ready-to-use materials for Web-based instruction. The textbook is particularly suitable for graduate-level instructional design courses focused on the design of face-to-face and Web-based learning environments.
The overall quality of this book has been widely recognized. An earlier edition of The Systematic Design of Instruction (Dick & Carey, 1996) was praised as one of the two most appropriate textbooks for instructional design in the 2000 ITFORUM poll (Bond-Hu & Spector, 2002) along with Designing Effective Instruction (Morrison, Ross, & Kemp, 2001). The recently revised 6th edition inherits notable features of previous editions and also adds prominent features for effective instructional design and Web-based instruction. Significant features, including the systems approach, multiple theoretical foundations, book organization, graphic organizers, real-world examples and practice, and features new to the sixth edition are described below.
The Systems Approach
The Dick and Carey model uses the systems approach for designing effective instruction. This approach emphasizes thorough analysis of interrelated instructional components, integral evaluation of instructional materials, and refinement of the instruction throughout the creative process for supporting successful learning. Components such as the instructor, learners,...