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Malan, Ronald F.; Merrill, M. David – Educational Technology, 1971
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Material Development, Nongraded Instructional Grouping, Research Needs
Merrill, M. David; And Others – Educational Technology, 1990
Discusses the need for improved methodologies and tools to guide the design and development of interactive technology-based instructional materials. Topics discussed include mental models; knowledge representation; knowledge analysis and acquisition systems; the effectiveness of instructional transactions; strategy analysis systems for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Expert Systems, Instructional Design, Instructional Effectiveness
Li, Zhongmin; Merrill, M. David – 1988
Instructional Design Expert (ID Expert) is a prototype instructional design expert system which supports the instructional design phase of instructional system development. It differs from other instructional design toolkits in that it is built using a knowledge engineering approach, and has been implemented as an expert system. The system…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Expert Systems, Instructional Design, Instructional Development
Merrill, M. David; Li, Zhongmin – 1988
The purpose of this project was to develop a prototype expert instructional design system (ID Expert) which would demonstrate the feasibility of a consultation system for use by inexperienced instructional designers. The prototype gathers information from the designer and then makes recommendations for instructional design decisions. The output of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer System Design, Educational Strategies, Expert Systems
Merrill, M. David; Li, Zhongmin – 1989
Instructional Design Expert (ID Expert) is a prototype instructional design expert system which supports the instructional design phase of instructional system development. Phase 2 of ID Expert was implemented using S.1 expert system language on the VAX computer. The user interface was text-based, consisting of a question/answer dialogue primarily…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Expert Systems, Instructional Design, Instructional Development
Merrill, M. David; Goodman, R. Irwin – 1972
A five-step process of selecting instructional strategies and media is provided in workbook form. Nine instructional strategies--four in the cognitive domain, three in the psychomotor domain, and two in the affective domain--are included, with two sample media prescriptions for each. A special flow chart table of contents shows the route through…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Development, Educational Media, Educational Technology
Merrill, M. David – Educational Technology, 2001
This instructional design looks at momentum in physics through railroading, to assist students in developing appropriate mental models that will enable them to solve problems relevant to the process or principle being taught. A PEAnet (process, entity, activity network) relationship enables an instructional visualization (simulation) in which…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Instructional Design, Instructional Development, Instructional Innovation