The Navy is presently revising its training and education establishment to conform to the latest principles of Instructional Systems Development (ISD). The systems approach used is that developed by the Interservice Training Review Organization (ITRO), now the approved model for Navy use. This paper describes the major features of this model with emphasis on the Navy training evaluation plan proposed to ensure quality control of each of the analytic and development states or model blocks as well as an assessment of the adequacy of the training through a careful study of the proficiency of the trained man. The plan is patterned after quality assurance techniques as they have been successfully applied to the engineering/management of aerospace systems. The plan is iterative in nature utilizing both objective and subjective technique, standardization, demonstration, and model schoolhouse tryout.
An Annotated Bibliography for Instructional Systems Development