Instructional Design Theories and Models : An Overview of Their Current Status

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Instructional Design Theories and Models is a thorough yet concise overview of eight of the most comprehensive and best-known attempts to integrate knowledge about effective and appealing instruction. Chapters were written by the original theorists to provide a more accurate and behind-the-scenes look at the theories' development. Instructional Design Theories and Models will provide educators, researchers, and students with: * easy access to a broad range of integrated prescriptions for improving the quality of instruction * chapters facilitating analysis, understanding, and evaluation of the theories * editors' notes, chapter forewords, and a commentary chapter that identify similarities and differences among the instructional theories * introductory chapters that provide guidance for developing a common knowledge base of integrated prescriptions