Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction Denise Gautreau Leslie Claire Jen Gross 619 Design of Online Course Fall 2012

Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction  Gagne's book, The Conditions of Learning, first published in 1965, identified mental conditions for learning  Based on the information processing model of mental events that occur when adults are presented with various stimuli  Gagne created a nine-step process called the events of instruction, which correlate to and address the conditions of learning

The Nine Events 1. Gain attention  Start lesson with a dramatic video clip related to your topic  As a question that makes students think 2. Tell the learners the learning objective  Tell students what they will learn  Show an example/demonstrate what they will be able to do at the end of the lesson 3. Stimulate prior knowledge  Ask recall questions about previous learning  Hold a brainstorm session with students on what they already know about topic 4. Present the lesson  Present the material (lecture, video, reading, demonstration etc.) 5. Provide learner guidance  Allow students to practice what has been learned while teacher facilitates/oversees 6. Elicit performance  Give students a task to do independently to see if they have learned what was taught 7. Provide feedback  Let students know how they did on the task  Provide specific feedback 8. Assess performance  Evaluate the student's performance on the independent task 9. Enhance retention and transfer  Provide activities and strategies which will help the students apply the skills that they have learned to new situations

An Example  Follow this YouTube link to view an example of Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction U6rc

Further Learning To learn more on Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction, please see:  D. Clark. (Updated 2012, January 14. Created 2004, October 1). Big Dog & Little Dog’s Performance Juxtaposition  International Board of Standards for Training Performance and Instruction. (Compilation by multiple authors). The Legacy of Robert Gagne  The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education. Digital Education Strategies. Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction nts.pdf