MIL-HDBK-29612-2 Revision A:2001

CONTENTS
FOREWORD
1 SCOPE
  1.1 Scope
  1.2 Application guidance
  1.3 How to use this handbook
2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
  2.1 General
  2.2 Government documents
  2.3 Non-Government publications
  2.4 Order of precedence
3 DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS
  3.1 General
4 ISD/SAT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  4.1 Introduction
  4.2 ISD/SAT - what it is
  4.3 The ISD/SAT model
  4.4 Quality improvement
  4.5 Process improvement
  4.6 Distinctive features of ISD/SAT
  4.7 Effort required for ISD/SAT
  4.8 Key concepts
  4.9 Potential benefits
  4.10 Responsibilities of managers
  4.11 Summary
  4.12 Understanding the details
5 ISD/SAT PLANNING PROCESS
  5.1 General
  5.2 Determine instructional need
  5.3 Determine instructional system concept
  5.4 Develop an ISD/SAT management plan
  5.5 Develop an ISD/SAT evaluation plan
6 ISD/SAT ANALYSIS PROCESS
  6.1 General
  6.2 Training situation analysis
  6.3 Educational requirements analysis
  6.4 Occupational analysis
  6.5 Mission analysis
  6.6 Job analysis
  6.7 Task analysis
      6.7.1 What is task analysis?
      6.7.2 Purpose of task analysis
      6.7.3 Guidelines for identifying tasks
      6.7.4 Determine if the task is shared or job specific
      6.7.5 Develop task performance criteria
  6.8 Selecting tasks that require training
      6.8.1 Establish task selection criteria
      6.8.2 Determine which tasks may be supported by a job aid
      6.8.3 Task analysis worksheets
      6.8.4 Verify task information
      6.8.5 Training task selection
      6.8.6 Training task selection models
  6.9 Categorize tasks
  6.10 Analysis process audit and verification
7 ISD/SAT DESIGN PROCESS
  7.1 General
      7.1.1 Design events
      7.1.2 Design process flowchart
  7.2 Develop LOs
      7.2.1 Purpose
      7.2.2 Other terms for LOs
      7.2.3 Examples of LOs
      7.2.4 Characteristics of LOs
      7.2.5 Guidelines for developing LOs
  7.3 Categorize LOs by learning type
  7.4 Construct learning analysis
      7.4.1 Purpose
      7.4.2 Classification of LOs
      7.4.3 Example of LO hierarchy
      7.4.4 Prioritizing, clustering, and sequencing LOs
  7.5 Identify student target population prerequisite requirements
  7.6 Review existing materials
      7.6.1 Sources of existing materials
      7.6.2 Types of existing materials
      7.6.3 How to select materials
      7.6.4 Modifying existing materials
  7.7 Develop test items
      7.7.1 Multiple choice test items
      7.7.2 Multiple/multiple choice test items
      7.7.3 True/false test items
      7.7.4 Matching test items
      7.7.5 Completion test items
      7.7.6 Labeling test items
      7.7.7 Essay test item
      7.7.8 Cognitive processing test items
      7.7.9 Performance test items
  7.8 Determine instructional strategies
      7.8.1 Strategy for student participation
      7.8.2 Student feedback strategies
      7.8.3 Student pacing strategies
      7.8.4 Instructional sequence
  7.9 Select instructional methods
      7.9.1 Instructional method
      7.9.2 Selection considerations
  7.10 Select instructional media
      7.10.1 Media selection process
      7.10.2 What are media?
      7.10.3 Media characteristics
      7.10.4 Media selection by learning outcomes
      7.10.5 Media selection for integrated activities
      7.10.6 Guidelines for selecting media
      7.10.7 Analyze sensory stimulus requirements
      7.10.8 Media delivery format
      7.10.9 Media feasibility determination
  7.11 Analyze resource requirements/constraints
      7.11.1 What are resources?
      7.11.2 Why analyze resources?
      7.11.3 Resource requirements considerations
      7.11.4 Analyzing resource requirements
      7.11.5 Resource constraints
      7.11.6 Updating resource requirements
  7.12 Design lessons
      7.12.1 Identify learning types
      7.12.2 Determine instructional methods
      7.12.3 Determine instructional strategies
      7.12.4 Develop learning guidelines
      7.12.5 Develop lesson overview
      7.12.6 Develop lesson components
      7.12.7 Develop lesson flow diagrams
      7.12.8 Design instructional support materials
      7.12.9 Prepare lesson resource requirements matrix
  7.13 Update ISD/SAT evaluation plan
      7.13.1 Assessing quality
      7.13.2 Why update the plan?
      7.13.3 What should be updated
      7.13.4 Tracing the quality process
  7.14 Update management strategies
      7.14.1 Importance of management strategies
      7.14.2 Why update management strategies?
      7.14.3 What should be updated?
  7.15 Design job aids
8 ISD/SAT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
  8.1 General
      8.1.1 Development process flowchart
  8.2 Develop job aids
  8.3 Prepare plan of instruction/Course Control Document (CCD)
      8.3.1 Plan of instruction/CCD contents
      8.3.2 Guidelines for plan of instructions/CCDs
  8.4 Prepare the lesson plan
      8.4.1 Purpose
      8.4.2 Development procedures overview
      8.4.3 Trainee guide answer keys
  8.5 Develop tests
      8.5.1 Purpose
      8.5.2 Characteristics of tests
      8.5.3 Assessment method
      8.5.4 Test construction factors
  8.6 Develop instructional materials
      8.6.1 Instructional media delivery system
      8.6.2 Factors in media development
      8.6.3 Activities required to develop media
      8.6.4 Who is responsible?
      8.6.5 Guidelines for developing materials
  8.7 Update ISD/SAT evaluation plan
      8.7.1 Assessing quality
      8.7.2 Why update the evaluation plan?
      8.7.3 What should be updated?
  8.8 Tracing the quality process
      8.8.1 Quality and validation
      8.8.2 Develop validation plan
      8.8.3 Conduct technical accuracy reviews
      8.8.4 Conduct individual tryouts
      8.8.5 Conduct small-group tryouts
      8.8.6 Conduct operational (field) tryouts
      8.8.7 Finalize training materials
9 ISD/SAT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
  9.1 General
  9.2 Implement training system functions
      9.2.1 Management function
      9.2.2 Administration function
      9.2.3 Support function
      9.2.4 Delivery function
  9.3 Planning for the conduct of instruction
      9.3.1 Preparations for conducting instruction
      9.3.2 Conducting the training
10 ISD/SAT EVALUATION PROCESS
  10.1 General
       10.1.1 Evaluation process flowchart.
  10.2 Formative evaluation
  10.3 Summative evaluation
       10.3.1 Summative evaluation activity
       10.3.2 Evaluating the integrated system
       10.3.3 Period of summative evaluation
  10.4 Operational evaluation
       10.4.1 Internal evaluation
       10.4.2 External evaluation
11 NOTES
  11.1 Intended use
  11.2 Subject term (key word) listing
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
APPENDIX D
APPENDIX E
CONCLUDING MATERIAL

Gives guidance that may be used by all Services and Industry on the Instructional Systems Development/Systems Approach to Training (ISD/SAT) process and the development of instructional materials. ISD/SAT process phases include: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation.