Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-1750: Instructional Systems Series
The text below is extracted verbatim from
Section IV-B of the Operating Manual for Qualification Standards
for General Schedule Positions (p.IV-B-222), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
Use these individual occupational requirements in conjunction with
the "Group Coverage Qualification Standard for
Professional and Scientific Positions."
Degree: that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate
to the work of the position to be filled. The course work must have included study in at least four of the
following five areas:
- Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning
theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of
instructional material.
- Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in
designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design
methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness.
- Educational evaluation: Study of the techniques for evaluating the
effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including developing written and
performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of
evaluation instruments.
- Instructional product development: Study of the techniques appropriate for
developing training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying
objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating
training.
- Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in
education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software.
Some positions in this series may specialize in one or two functional areas, where more specific academic
preparation may be necessary. For such positions, agencies may require course work in the applicable
functional area(s) as part of the above-required 24 semester hours.
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