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Front End Analysis:
Show Me the Problem
Jean Marrapodi
Executive Director, Applestar Productions
Where are we going?
`Would you tell me, please, which
way I ought to go from here?‘
'That depends a good deal on where
you want to get to,' said the Cat.
`I don't much care where--' said Alice.
`Then it doesn't matter which way you go,'
said the Cat.
`--so long as I get SOMEWHERE,' Alice
added as an explanation.
`Oh, you're sure to do that,' said the Cat,
`if you only walk long enough.'”
ISD – Instructional Systems Design
Assess
Design
Develop
Evaluate
Deliver
Show Me the Problem!
Illustration by Scott Simmerman
www.squarewheels.com
Assess
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What’s the problem?
Is training the correct solution?
What needs to be learned?
Who are the learners?
What do the learners already know?
What resources are available?
What’s the Problem?
Existing state
of the
learners
GAP
Desired state
of the
learners
What’s the problem?
Go for the shoulds
Analyze the is
Pin down the cause
Select the solution
Is eLearning the Answer?
Not always!!
Mager’s
Analysis
Model
Front End Analysis
ISPI HPT Analysis Model
ASTD HPI Model
Six Boxes
External
Internal
Expectations &
Feedback
Tools &
Resources
Consequences
& Incentives
Skills &
Knowledge
Selection,
Assignment,
Capacity
Motives &
Preferences
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Task Analysis
 What do they need to know at the
end of the course?
 What do they need to be able to do
at the end of the course?
 What attitudes do they need to
have at the end of the course?
KSAs
Knowledge
Skills
Attitudes
Understanding by Design
Understanding by Design
The Moral of the Story
 If you can’t define
the problem, don’t
create a solution!