Instructional design: a framework for designing computer-based training programs

Guidelines for designing CBT (computer-based training) programs can be evaluated for effectiveness using relevant theoretical frameworks. Instructional design theory and the Gagne-Briggs theory of instruction design are particularly useful for providing such a framework because they have had a strong influence on the development of CBT design and offer a structure for applying the theory to designing lessons. The author outlines the Gagne-Briggs theory of instructional design and suggests how it might be used as a theoretical framework for evaluating CBT design guidelines and developing CBT programs