Learner and Context Analysis

As you are establishing the goals and conducting a task analysis, you need to simultaneously consider the characteristics of the learner, the characteristics of educational setting in which learning will occur, and the contextual characteristics of eventual setting where the learners will use their new knowledge or skills. You need to conduct a Learner Analysis and a Context Analysis to ensure that that the instruction is effective, efficient, and appealing.

Numerous approaches exist for conducting learner and context analyses. We will consider a few However, before we discuss them, let's identify our objectives for this instructional unit.