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Resources
To acquire skills in designing memorization-level instruction:
Reigeluth, C.M. Memorization. An interactive lesson under development
for this site.
To see an example of a computer-based lesson for a memorization task,
look at:
Siegel, M., et al Bones?Learn the Bones of the Body. Novanet.
To learn more about the drill-and-practice model of instruction,
especially as it applies to computer-based instruction:
Salisbury, D.F. Cognitive psychology and its implications for designing
drill and practice programs for computers. Journal of Computer-Based
Instruction, 17(1), 23-30.