ARCS Model-An Instructional Design Approach

The ARCS model is an instructional design approach that focuses on the motivational aspects of learning environment. The second part of the model is a process that assists instructional designers in creating appropriate motivational elements for the intended learners. The model has been used and validated by teachers and trainers in elementary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities, and in adult learning settings in corporations, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and military organization. In other words, in virtually every setting in which there is a requirement for people to learn.