Monique Holloway

MEDT 7464
Fall 2018

1. What is your role in the DESTIN project?

My role in the DESTIN project was to create the Module 4 of my team’s website.
Responsibilities were divvied up amongst the group to try to be a fair and non-biased as
possible. I created the Google Form for Module 4. I also created the logo on our home page
and I contributed to the “about us” section of the project/website.
2. What is your understanding of the ADDIE model for now?
From my understanding, the ADDIE model begins with seeing a problem and then anal yzing
said problem by brainstorming on what can be done to fix the problem. Within that analyze
phase, you decide who your audience is and what resources you’ll have in order to carry out
the analyze phase. Once you’ve brainstormed about the problem, you go into the design
phase. The design phase is where you actually map out what you want to do in order to
correct whatever problem or gap you pointed out in the analysis stage of the ADDIE model.
Once a plan is written, that’s when the development stage comes into play. With a plan in
place, you’re better able to develop instructional content that fits said plan. In the
development stage of the ADDIE model, those instructional materials and ideas come to life
and that when actual the content for how to correct the problem (stated in the analysis) is
created. From there, you implement the use of the materials to your target audience and hope
that what you’ve created succeeds in filling in the gap(s) from the analysis. Once the material
is implemented, that’s when you evaluate the results to see how well the materials and the
planning worked in solving the said problem. Once evaluated, the cycle starts over again and
if adjustments need to be made, then adjustments are made accordingly.
3. How does your DESTIN project align with the ADDIE model?
Our DESTIN project aligns with the ADDIE model because we’ve already analyzed a
problem and written out our analysis. From there we’ve developed a design that we think
would help implement the CER method in science and increase the percentage of students
who are able to cite a claim using evidence and reasoning from 11% to 75%. From that, we
developed several modules to implement into the classroom, in hopes of closing this
performance gap.
4. What is the most challenging phase so far (e.g., analysis, design, and development)?
For me, all of the phases have been challenging. I had a tough time finding a group, so I
wasn’t able to properly do an analysis phase with a group. It wasn’t until after I joined a
group that we ended up changing the problem we wanted to solve. Although I knew what it
was we were wanting to solve, I felt behind and lost during the design phase of the ADDIE
model. In the design phase, I felt like I didn’t contribute enough or like I would have liked to
have contributed. For the development phase, it hasn’t been difficult, now that I understand
all that’s going on, but it was challenging to make sure I had everything done correctly and to
my group’s liking. I just didn’t want to disappoint my group or let anyone down.
5. What is the most important phase so far (e.g., analysis, design, and development)?
I think all of the phases are important, but I think the most important phase was the design
phase. In that phase, we reiterated what our focus was from the analysis and we constructed a
design and also already pulled resources. Because the design phase was so well thought out,
it made it very simple to have understood the analysis phase and to move into the
development phase.