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IDE theory via an undergraduate class entitled Introduction to the Old Testament.
Preview of Part 2
In part 2, I will share and discuss the results of the formative research project and make recommendations for where the IDE theory can be improved upon, share a revised IDE theory, and offer final conclusions. For organizational purposes and to facilitate use of the IDE theory improvements, the chapters of part 2 are organized in the following manner:
Chapters 4 through 6 will cover the results and discussions for the first three of the five topic areas of the IDE theory (i.e., learning goals and content presentation, interactions, and assessment and measurement). Because the fourth and fifth topic areas of the IDE theory deal more with program-level decisions and not course instructional design, the results and discussions of those topic areas have been placed in appendix D and appendix E, respectively. Chapters 4 through 6 and appendices D and E are organized by principle and representative practice. First, each principle of the IDE theory topic area under discussion will be displayed in turn. Under each corresponding principle, each representative practice will be quoted in turn. Then an explanation of how I designed and/or implemented this suggested practice in the Old Testament course case study will be shared, followed by any relevant comments from the two IDE theory reviewers. These reviewers, members of the original committee that created the IDE theory, confirmed that the designed case accurately reflected the prescriptions of the IDE theory. If changes were suggested by either of the IDE reviewers, the revised design for that representative practice will be detailed in the text. Finally, I will share the results of implementing each instructional practice and discuss ways to improve, if necessary, each specific practice.
In Appendix F, a full and revised IDE theory can be found, which is based on the results and discussions found in chapters 4 through 6 and appendices D and E. In chapter 7, I will make suggestions for future research and offer final conclusions.