General system theory

1. GENERAL SYSTEM
THEORY (GST)
Amani Binmahfooz

2. CONTENTS
 Introduction
 Task
 Process
 Evaluation
 Conclusion
 Resources

3. INTRODUCTION
Students will discuss the general systems learning theory by looking at individual
components of the learning theory background.
 GST originated in Viennese biological research and studies of the philosophy of
science.
 Weiss’s, in the 1920s, while conducting his butterfly research, questioned whither
studying isolated parts of complex organism was a reasonable approach to learning
about the organism.
 “A system is a set of objects together with relationship between objects and
between their attributes”. P11

4. TASKS
 Students will peruse the ADDIE model of instructional
development through this link:
http://www.instructionaldesign.org/models/addie.html
 Students will review this link the they will discuss how the ADDIE
ID model fits into GST.
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/history_isd/acronym.html

5. PROCESS
 Students will writ a three page analysis of GST.
 After reviewing the previous links the students will create a
presentation demonstrating how the ADDIE ID model is part of
GST.

6. EVALUATION

7. CONCLUSION
 As you can see the ADDIE ID model fits nicely into GST. By
viewing the individual components of the ADDIE model , one can
see how they fit into the system of learning.
 GST can include a wide variety of one or more different learning
theories.

8. RESOURCES
 Richey, R. C., Klein, J. D., & Tracey, M. W. (2011). The instructional
design knowledge base: Theory, research, and practice. Routledge.
 http://www.instructionaldesign.org/models/addie.html
 http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/history_isd/acronym.html