Effect of Using the Electronic Content Designed Based on Robert Gagne Model on the Level of Student Learning in Statistics Lesson

Educational design is an important part of e-learning production and set up. This study aimed to design and product the electronic content of “engineering statistics” course based on Gagne instructional design model and evaluate its effectiveness on students’ learning. In this quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest controlled group design, 48 students of “engineering statistics” course were selected by available sampling method from all the electronic courses students of Khajeh Nasir University, Iran, in first semester of 2011-12 academic year and were divided into two experimental and control groups. Experimental group was exposed to a lesson designed by Gagné model of instructional design for one semester. Both groups were assessed in pretest and posttest stages by a researcher-made questionnaire. Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance test in SPSS 19 software. In pretest, the average scores were 11.76±0.93 in the experimental group and 10.52±1.02 in the control group. In posttest, the average score of experimental group was 16.41±1.32 which was significantly higher than the score of control group 11.15±1.09. Lesson designed with the Gagné model of instructional design had a significant effect on learning (p<0.05; F=18.82). Using Gagné model of instructional design for design of e-learning course content increase the learner’s learning.