The questions which follow provide a basic knowledge test of selected concepts covered in this learning pathway: Developing a storyboard.

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True-false questions

• A storyboard is a masterplan used for approving new courses for development.
  • True
    • Incorrect. No, a design blueprint is the document used for supporting course approvals.
  • False
    • Correct. A storyboard is used to map out the core elements of a course, after the design blueprint has been approved.
• Instructional design models guide the optimal sequence of activities for storyboarding.
  • True
    • Correct.
  • False
    • Incorrect.
• A storyboard must be presented graphically.
  • True
    • Incorrect. While some storyboards are graphic, written storyboards are used frequently.
  • False
    • Correct. Storyboards can be graphic, written or a combination of both.
• ‘Recall of prior knowledge’ is one of the specified stages in Gilly Salmon’s Five-Stage Model.
  • True
    • Incorrect. ‘Recall of prior knowledge’ is not a stated phase in Salmon’s Five-Stage Model.
  • False
    • Correct. ‘Recall of prior knowledge’ is one of Gagné’s Nine Events of Instruction, and is incorporated within the ‘Engage’ phase of the 5E model.
• Gagné’s instructional design model is based on eleven events of instruction.
  • True
    • Incorrect. Gagné’s model is based on nine events of instruction
  • False
    • Correct.

Multiple choice questions

• Which one of the following core elements is not typically included in a storyboard?
  • Activities
    • Incorrect. Activities should be included in a storyboard
  • Curriculum outline
    • Correct. While a curriculum outline informs the development of a storyboard, it is not normally included in the storyboard itself.
  • Assessments
    • Incorrect. Assessments should be included in a storyboard
  • Media resources
    • Incorrect. The integration of video, audio and other media should be included in a storyboard.
• Which of the following is not one of the phases of the 5E Model?
  • Explain
    • Incorrect. This is one of the phases of the 5E Model
  • Enable
    • Correct. While our purpose as educators is to enable learning, this is not one of the phases of the 5E Model
  • Engage
    • Incorrect. This is one of the phases of the 5E Model.
  • Evaluate
    • Incorrect. This is one of the phases of the 5E Model.
• Which software application is the most versatile for developing storyboards?
  • Slideshow software (e.g LibreOffice Impress or PowerPoint)
    • Incorrect.
  • Mind-mapping software
    • Incorrect.
  • Spreadsheets (e.g. LibreOffice Calc or Excel)
    • Correct.
  • Graphics software
    • Incorrect.
• Where did the technique of storyboarding to guide authoring and development originate?
  • Robert Gagné’s instructional design model
    • Incorrect.
  • William Shakespeare
    • Incorrect.
  • The film industry
    • Correct.
  • Computer aided instruction
    • Incorrect.