Designing for Competence: Developing Curriculum through the DACUM System - Couverture rigide

Adams, Robert E.; Hogan, R. Lance; Steinke, Luke J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1735747718 ISBN 13 : 9781735747712

Editeur : Edwin & Associates, LLC, 2026

Synopsis

Designing for Competence: Developing Curriculum through the DACUM System focuses on the most critical—and often misunderstood—phase of effective training: design. While many instructional approaches emphasize content delivery or teaching technique, this book demonstrates that competence is developed through deliberate, performance-based design decisions made long before instruction begins.

Grounded in the DACUM system, the book explains how training needs assessment is translated into structured learning that mirrors real occupational performance. It shows how skills identified through DACUM analysis are sequenced, rated, and organized to form the foundation of curriculum design. Central tools such as the Program Development Grid (PDG) and Learning Activity Batteries (LABs) are introduced as mechanisms for converting analysis into coherent learning environments that support repeated practice, meaningful feedback, and observable performance.

Rather than treating design as a creative or abstract exercise, this book presents it as a disciplined process with clear responsibilities and limits. Design is positioned as the bridge between analysis and facilitation—ensuring that instruction, learning activities, and evaluation remain aligned with the demands of work. When design is coherent, facilitation becomes guidance rather than control, and evaluation becomes confirmation of competence rather than academic judgment.

Written for coordinators, instructional designers, instructors, and program leaders, Designing for Competence emphasizes performance over content, competence over time spent, and system integrity over instructional habit. It is an essential guide for those responsible for building training systems that prepare learners not just to know, but to perform competently in real work settings.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edwin & Associates, LLC
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1735747718
• ISBN 13: 9781735747712
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 236
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