Learning Technologies and Digital Training Flashcards

The ADDIE model in instructional design stands for:

Answer: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation

ADDIE is the foundational instructional design process: Analyze needs, Design the solution, Develop materials, Implement the training, and Evaluate results.

Rapid prototyping in instructional design differs from traditional ADDIE by:

Answer: Creating working prototypes early for iterative stakeholder feedback rather than completing each phase fully before moving on

Rapid prototyping builds quick draft versions early, allowing designers to gather feedback and iterate faster than the linear ADDIE approach.

In the SAM (Successive Approximation Model) for instructional design, the key differentiator is:

Answer: Iterative cycles of design, prototype, and review that allow continuous improvement

SAM uses rapid, iterative cycles — small design, build, evaluate loops — enabling teams to refine training quickly based on real feedback.

A storyboard in e-learning development serves as:

Answer: A blueprint document that maps out screen content, interactions, audio, and visuals before production begins

Storyboards document each screen's text, narration, visuals, and interactivity, guiding developers and enabling stakeholder review before costly production.

Authoring tools such as Articulate Storyline and Adobe Captivate are used in corporate training to:

Answer: Create interactive e-learning courses and publish them in SCORM or xAPI format

E-learning authoring tools provide drag-and-drop interfaces for building interactive courses that can be published to and tracked by an LMS.

Which principle of multimedia learning, by Richard Mayer, states that people learn better when corresponding words and pictures are presented together rather than separately?

Answer: Contiguity principle

The contiguity principle states that spatial and temporal proximity of related text and images reduces cognitive effort and improves learning.