Instructional Design

	Is a word or words that state what the learners need to do, know, or what attitudes they will gain as a result of taking the course.
	Is measurable and observable
	Begins with an action verb from the list
	Require learning at Bloom's Taxonomy application level or above
	Specifies a single performance
	Clear, concise, and precise statement describing the action

There is no definite number of required competencies per course,  However 4 to 10 per credit is a good rule of thumb to follow.

Competency Statement Examples:

	Interview for a job
	Write a letter of application which responds to an advertisement or known employment opening
	Apply the rules of precision and accuracy to measured data
	Solve equations with radicals and/or exponents
	Write literary analysis essays
	Analyze gauge and warning light systems of the automobile
	Insert graphics into an HTML document
	Convert units of measure

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Performance standards

The measurement or observation of the competency statement is divided into two parts:  Criteria and Conditions.

Criteria:

	Describes satisfactory performance or degree of excellence the learner will demonstrate as a result of their participation in the course.
	Provides the basis for judging whether or not the performance is acceptable
	Check list of performances
	Performance should be stated by using "action" or "doing" verbs. Learner Outcome Verbs

Criteria Examples:

	You analyze literary works based on various literary interpretations
	You compose topic sentences for each paragraph of an essay
	You analyze the operation of the gauge and warning light systems
	You resize a graphic image
	You annotate key passages while reading
	You apply the process for solving technical problems according to the problem solving criteria
	You solve radical equations involving one variable
	Cover letter is saved on a computer disk for reference and update
	Problems are solved correctly
	Assignment includes a reflection on learning
	Assignment includes all of the work to the solution of a problem

Conditions:

	Describe under what circumstances the performance will be measured
	Answers the question: What will the learners do process) or submit (product) that will be assessed or evaluated.

Condition Examples:

	In the production of business letters.
	On a written evaluation
	By performing a brake adjustment
	By submitting a completed program
	Through class participation
	By submitting a completed journal

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