Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction

  • Gain attention of the students

    Gain attention of the students
    Ensure the learners are ready to learn and participate in activities by presenting a stimulus to gain their attention
  • Inform students of the objectives

    Inform students of the objectives
    Inform students of the objectives or outcomes to help them understand what they are to learn during the course. Provide objectives before instruction begins.
  • Stimulate recall of prior learning

    Stimulate recall of prior learning
    Help students make sense of new information by relating it to something they already know or something they have already experienced.
  • Present the content

    Present the content
    Use strategies to present and cue lesson content to provide more effective, efficient instruction. Orgranize and chunk content in a meaningful way. Provide explanations after demonstrations.
  • Provide learning guidance

    Provide learning guidance
    Advise students of strategies to aid them in learning content and of resources available.
  • Elicit Performance (Practice)

    Elicit Performance (Practice)
    Activate student processing to help them internalize new skills and knowledge and to confirm correct understanding of these concepts.
  • Provide Feedback

    Provide Feedback
    Provide immediate feedback of students' performance to assess and facilitate learning.
  • Assess Performance

    Assess Performance
    In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the instructional events, you must test to see if the expected learning outcomes have been achieved. Performace should be based on previously stated objectives.
  • Enhance retention and transfer to the job

    Enhance retention and transfer to the job
    To help learners develop expertise, they must internalize new knowledge.