Performance Analysis
To help you understand what a performance analysis is and to provide you with some examples of performance analyses, the following links are resources you can access.
Cognitive Approaches to Instructional Design
At the end of this article is a glossary with definitions related to performance analysis and instructional design.Instructional Systems Design the Analysis Phase
The definition for performance analysis given is: A specific, performance-based needs assessment technique that precedes any design or development activities by analyzing the performance problems of a work organization.
Instructional System Design HandbookThis website explicitly defines what happens in the ISD analysis phase, as well as, details “how to” perform a Front End Analysis. This website was self-published by Don Clark in 1995, and was updated December 16, 2000.
Instructional Systems Design GlossaryThis site from Big Dog's Human Resource Development Page, Training and Development, explains the Analysis Phase of Instructional System Design.
Performance, Learning, Leadership, and Knowledge (Don Clark's website).