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The Cultures of Contemporary Instructional Design Scholarship, Part Two: Developments Based on Constructivist and Critical Theory Foundations
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Willis, Jerry – Educational Technology, 2011
This article is the second in a series (see Willis, 2011) that looks at the current status of instructional design scholarship and theory. In this concluding article, the focus is on two cultures of ID work, one based on constructivist and interpretivist theory and the other based on critical theory and critical pedagogy. There are distinct…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Critical Theory, Cognitive Psychology, Scholarship
Applying Merrill's First Principles of Instruction: Practical Methods Based on a Review of the Literature
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Gardner, Joel – Educational Technology, 2010
Research has shown that when Merrill's First Principles of Instruction are used as part of an instructional strategy, student learning increases. Several articles describe these principles of instruction, including specific methods for implementing this theory. However, because teachers and designers often have little time to design instruction,…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Instructional Design, Literature Reviews, Educational Principles
The Role of Acquired Shared Mental Models in Improving the Process of Team-Based Learning
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Johnson, Tristan E.; Khalil, Mohammed K.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed. – Educational Technology, 2008
Working in teams is an important aspect of learning in various educational settings. Although education has embraced instructional strategies that use multiple learners to facilitate learning, the benefits of team-based learning need to be substantiated. There are limited efforts to evaluate the efficacy of learning processes associated with…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Teamwork, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Helping Education Students Understand Learning through Designing
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Ronen-Fuhrmann, Tamar; Kali, Yael; Hoadley, Christopher – Educational Technology, 2008
This article describes a course in which graduate students in education learn practical and theoretical aspects of educational design by creating technologies for learning. The course was built around three themes: "Analyzing technologies," in which students study state-of- the-art technologies and interview their designers; "design studio," in…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Educational Technology, Design, Models
Taxonomic Issues and the Development of Theory in Instructional Technology.
Seels, Barbara, Ed. – Educational Technology, 1997
Better taxonomic classification is a necessary step in developing the theoretical base of instructional technology (IT). Discusses traditional concepts of theory development and application to IT: roles, levels, criteria and types of theory; taxonomic theory: classifications, domains, and taxonomies; taxonomic classification principles, schema,…
Descriptors: Classification, Educational Practices, Educational Technology, Educational Theories
Instructional Theory, Practitioner Needs, and New Directions: Some Reflections.
Reigeluth, Charles M., Ed. – Educational Technology, 1997
Examines issues related to theory and instructional systems design: the utility of theory; differences between descriptive (scientific) and design (goal-oriented) theories; the value of multiple theoretical perspectives; the inadequacy of current instructional design theories; and new directions needed in instructional theory, emphasizing the…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Instructional Design, Instructional Systems, Models