Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction – A Must for All Instructional Designers
Developed by Robert Gagne, this model provides a sound framework that is widely used today and is commonly known as Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction. Gagne did significant research about the learning process during World War II and developed this model in 1965. In an article titled, ‘Educational Technology and the Learning Process’ (Educational Researcher, 1974), Gagne defined instruction as ‘the set of planned external events which influence the process of learning and thus promote learning.’ In addition to Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction, there are other models of Instructional Design like ADDIE model and Merrill’s First Principles of Instruction.