The ADDIE Model: A roadmap for building E-Learning Courses

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Overview

The ADDIE model is a systematic, step-by-step framework used by instructional designers, developers and trainers to ensure that course development and learning occur in an organized and structured way. The ADDIE model consists of five phases: (1) Analysis, (2) Design, (3) Development, (4) Implementation, and (5) Evaluation.

The ADDIE model was created in 1975 by the Center for Educational Technology at Florida State University for the U.S. Armed Forces. It was developed in response to the United States military need to find a way to create more effective training programs as their defense machinery became more sophisticated. This resulted in the development of the Instructional Systems Design which in turn, led to the design models that are in use today. You will often hear ADDIE referred to as Instructional Systems Design (ISD), Instructional Systems Design & Development (ISDD), Systems Approach to Training (SAT) or Instructional Design (ID).

Many of the instructional models in use today are variations of the original ADDIE model.  ADDIE stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation; with each step or phase leading into the next as illustrated below: