Analysing the Instructional Setting
A Guide for Course Designers

Designed to overcome flaws during the planning and design stages of educational or training courses, this guide explains the importance of physical factors in the instructional environment, the roles of the instructor and learner, and the gathering of information on the learning environment.

Part 1 The concept of environmental analysis. Part 2 The learning environment: facilities factors; materials factors; equipment factors; learner and teacher factors. Part 3 The support environment: institutional factors; organizational factors. Part 5 The design environment: gathering environmental information; ultilizing environmental information for instructional design.

Tessmer, Martin; Harris, Duncan