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Peer reviewedWilson, Brent; Cole, Peggy – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1992
Discusses elaboration theory, an instructional design model for sequencing and organizing courses that is based on cognitive research, and offers suggestions for updating the model to reflect new knowledge. Topics addressed include knowledge representation, including content structure; sequencing issues, including microworld design and cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Criticism, Epistemology, Instructional Design
Download full textWilson, 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
