THE ASSURE MODEL

THE ASSURE MODEL

The ASSURE model incorporates robert gagne’s event of instruction to assurel, effective use of media in instruction.

Analyze learners

Before you can begin, you must know your target audience (your student). You need to write down the following information about your student:
General characteristics – grade, age, ethenic group, sex, mental, emotional, physical, or social problems , socieoconomic level, and so on.spesific entry copetencies – prior knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Learning styles – verbal, and , logical, visual, musical, structured, and so on.
State objectives
Once you know your student, you can begin writing the objectives of your lesson. Objectives are the learning outcomes, that is, what will the student get out of the lesson?

The ABCD’s of writing objectives are:
- Audience (who are your student?)
- Behavior to be demonstrated
- Conditions under which the behavior will be observed
- Degree to which the learned skiils are to be mastered.
Example:fifth grade social studies student (audience) will be able to name at least 90% (degree) of the state capitols (behavior) when given a list of states (condition).
Select instructional methods, media, and materials
Once you know your student and have a clear idea of what they should get out of the lesson, then you are ready to select the;
- instructional method that you feel is most appropriate to meet the objectives for these particular students
- media that would be best suited to work with your instructional method, the objectives, and your students, media could be text, still images, video, audio, and computer multimedia.
- Material that provide your student with the help they need in mastering the objectives. Materials might be purchased and used as is or they might need some modifications. You can also design and create your own materials for the student to use. Materials would be specific software programs, music, videotapes, images, but would also be equipment, i.e., overhead projector, computer, printer, scanner, TV, laserdisc player, VCR, and so on.

Utilize media and materials

Now it’s time to do your lesson and use the media and materials that you have selected. You should always preview the materials before using them in a class and you should also use the equipment in advance to be sure it works and you know how to use it. If you use electronic equipment, don’t assume that everything will work. Be sure to have a plan B. hardware and software are created by humans. Humans make mistakes and so software has mistakes in it. Hardware can malfunction. Don’t get d8iscouraged if technology lets you down. Make sure that your instructional materials are suitable