Which concept involves designing instructional experiences to help students acquire resource-related skills?

• A. Instructional Design
• B. Information Literacy
• C. Critical Thinking
• D. Decision-Making Processes

Answer: (A)

Instructional Design is the process of planning and creating learning experiences to help students develop specific skills. When the goal is for learners to acquire resource-related skills—like locating, evaluating, and using information resources—instructional designers map out objectives, design activities that scaffold those skills, choose appropriate materials and methods, and set up assessments to check progress. The focus is on how to structure and deliver instruction so learners actually attain the targeted abilities. Information literacy, while describing the set of skills students should gain, is the outcome rather than the design process. The other options refer to thinking or processes, not the instructional planning and development used to teach those skills.