Instructional Materials Development - doe-hdbk-1105-2002

DOE-HDBK-1105-2002

Radiological Training for Tritium Facilities

Instructional Materials Development

Target Audience

Course instructional materials were developed for specific employees who are responsible for knowing or

using the knowledge or skills for each course. With this in mind, the participant should never ask the

question, "Why do I need to learn this?" However, this question is often asked when the participant cannot

apply the content of the program. It is the responsibility of management to select and send workers to

training who need the content of the program. When workers can benefit from the course, they can be

motivated to learn the content and apply it on their jobs. Care should be taken to read the course

descriptions along with the information about who should attend. Participants and DOE facilities alike will

not benefit from workers attending training programs unsuitable for their needs.

Prerequisites

A background and foundation of knowledge facilitates the trainee in learning new knowledge or skills. It is

much easier to learn new material if it can be connected or associated to what was previously learned or

experienced. Curriculum developers who have been involved in preparing instructional materials for the

core training know this and have established what is referred to as "prerequisites" for each course.

Certain competencies or experiences of participants were also identified as necessary prior to participants

attending a course. Without these competencies or experiences, the participants would be at a great

disadvantage and could be easily discouraged and possibly fail the course. It is not fair to the other

participants, the unprepared participant, and the instructor to have this misunderstanding.

Training Material

Training materials for the program consist of lesson plans, study guides and handouts. The training content

should be presented in its entirety. Overhead transparencies are provided in support of the training content

and may be substituted or supplemented with updated or site-specific information.

Supplemental material and training aids may be developed to address site-specific radiological concerns

and to suit individual training styles. References are cited in each lesson plan and may be used as a

resource in preparing site-specific information and training aids.

Each site is responsible for establishing a method to differentiate the site-specific information from the

DOE developed lesson plan material. When additional or site-specific information is added to the text of

the core lesson plan material, a method should be used to differentiate site information from DOE

developed material.