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A Critical Review of Elaboration Theory.
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Wilson, Brent; Cole, Peggy – 1992
This paper offers a critique of elaboration theory (ET) based on recent cognitive research and offers suggestions for updating the model to reflect new knowledge. It begins by summarizing the basic strategies of this model for sequencing and organizing courses of instruction: (1) organizing structure; (2) simple-to-complex sequence; (3) sequencing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Course Content, Course Organization, Epistemology