Grounded design is "the systematic implementation of processes and procedures that are rooted in established theory and research in human learning (Hannafin, Hannafin, Land, & Oliver, 1997, p.102)." Four conditions are basic to grounded design:
designs must be rooted in a defensible theoretical framework
methods must be consistent with the outcome of research conducted to test, validate, or extend the theories upon which they are based
designs must be generalizable to situations beyond the unique conditions in which they are being utilized
grounded designs and their frameworks must be validated iteratively through successive implementation
