ABSTRACT
A corollary activity to task analysis is learner analysis. Determining the learners’ approach to the instruction-including prerequisite knowledge, skills, and attitude toward the task-is an important part of effective design and development. This chapter describes various methods of determining and articulating learner predispositions, knowledge, and skills. Approaches taken by a variety of instructional design experts are presented and explained. This chapter also offers suggestions for formatting the data gathered in order to make them useful during the design and development of the instruction and recommends methods of evaluating the effectiveness of a learner analysis.
