I was appreciative of the enthusiastic response by participants during the course, especially their effort and great work, as evidenced by their very productive and colourful flipchart outputs. And I was most gratified by the positive rating for my facilitation.
The whole event reminded me of Gagné’s “Nine Events of Instruction”.
Robert Mills Gagné (1916-2002) was an American educational psychologist best known for his "Conditions of Learning". Gagné pioneered the science of instruction during WWII for the air force's pilot training. Later he went on to develop a series of studies and works that helped codify what is now considered to be 'good instruction.' He also was involved in applying concepts of instructional theory to the design of computer based training and multimedia based learning.
Source: Wikipedia
Source: Wikipedia
Gagné’s most major and best known contribution to the theory of instruction was his model of "Nine Events of Instruction".
1. Gain attention
2. Inform learners of objectives
3. Stimulate recall of prior learning
4. Present the content
5. Provide "learning guidance"
6. Elicit performance (practice)
7. Provide feedback
8. Assess performance
9. Enhance retention and transfer to the job
If any trainer is able to apply these 9 events into the delivery of their program - whether it is on how to operate a stamping machine, to how to communicate better or on performance management, I am pretty certain participants will be responsive, learning would have taken place and the trainer will be “rewarded” with an appreciative rating.
