FET5601- Analysis Process (Learners)

The article "Instructional System Design" - Analysis Phase by Donald Clark is a rich article that has detailed process about the analysis process.
Also, another useful resources that helped me a lot to understand what do we need when we analyze learners needs is a book 'Principles of Instructional Design" By Gagne et al. (2005)

Gagne et al indicated that some consideration should be taken in account in analysis process, e.g. What learners are like, what factors influence learning, and how to design instruction for individual differences. As we all know, that learners possess certain qualities. We will find excellent, good, and bad motivated learners in each class. Therefore, it's essential to design the course according to the analysis of different characteristics or learners. An important question should be asked when it comes to design instruction for learner differences which is "How to design instruction for individual differences and what factors influence learning? According to the American Psychological Association (APA), they produced 14 psychological characteristics and principles that are divided into four factors: cognitive and metacognitive, motivational and affective, developmental and social, and individual differences.
These various factors and principles help define internal qualities of learners that are of concern to instructional designers because they affect the entire information processing chain of learning and students' motivation to learn. Therefore, it's very important in the analysis process to takes these factors and principles in consideration to be able to design a successful course that will meet the needs of the different characteristics or learners. It's because we design for different learners but not one type of students.
So, how are you going to do the analysis process of your course learners? I really hope that you will join me in this discussion so we could exchange knowledge and experience with each other in regard of analysis process.
I will post another post regarding the analysis of task and context. But for meanwhile, let me stop here and waiting your comments.
Regards,
Laila

1. Gagne, R., Wager,W., Goals,k., and Keller,J. （ 2005 ). Principles of Instructional Design. Fifth edition. Belmont, CA : Thomson