Robert M. Gagne and M. David Merrill: In Conversation. No. 3: An Overview of M. David Merrill's New Component Design Theory.

Twitchell, David, Ed.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Robert M. Gagne and M. David Merrill: In Conversation. No. 3: An Overview of M. David Merrill's New Component Design Theory.

Twitchell, David, Ed.

Educational Technology, v30 n9 p36-42 Sep 1990

This third in a series of edited transcripts based on a conference at Utah State University describes Merrill's Component Design Theory (CDT) and compares it to his earlier Component Display Theory. Topics discussed include concept structures, knowledge acquisition, components of an instructional design system, and a new CDT matrix. (10 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Comparative Analysis, Course Organization, Instructional Design, Learner Controlled Instruction, Learning Modules, Learning Strategies, Matrices

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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