1Identify, synthesize, and summarize practical, research based guidelines that facilitate the development of quality instructional results.

2Identify, describe, and select relevant cognitive techniques/strategies (e.g., analogies, metaphors, imagery and mnemonics) and cite relevant research to indicate their appropriate use and effectiveness.

3Identify, describe, and select relevant instructional methods (e.g., case-based instruction, cooperative learning, discussion, simulation, peer mentoring, reciprocal teaching, and discovery) and cite relevant research to indicate their appropriate use and effectiveness.

4Identify, describe, and select relevant motivational strategies that can be incorporated to increase learner effort in a learning task and cite relevant research to indicate their appropriate use and effectiveness.

5Given a task to evaluate instructional materials for specific content, identify the type of learning involved, select the appropriate set of instructional techniques, methods and strategies, and utilize those to design and propose an effective instructional outcome.