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This book provides an introduction to instructional strategies for prospective instructional designers, teachers, trainers in business and industry, and educational psychologists. It is designed as a companion to Instructional Design Theories and Models: An Overview of their Current Status, published in 1983. Although this book comes later, it is a simpler, more concrete introduction to the same eight theories that the earlier book describes in considerably greater detail. It is simpler because it describes only the most important prescriptions of each theory and because it describes them in less detail. It is more concrete because each theory is illustrated by a lesson. Furthermore, comments identify which prescriptions from the theory are being implemented at each point in the lesson. Chapter forewords and editor's footnotes help to compare and contrast the theories, and study questions are also provided. After reading this book, you may wish to seek a deeper understanding of the theories by referring to the more detailed "green book," as it is (affectionately) called.
It is my hope that this book will serve a variety of purposes:

I . that it will excite you about the power and utility of our growing knowledge regarding what instructional techniques to use when in order to make your instruction more effective and appealing,
2. that it will introduce you to a broad range of techniques to use to make your instruction more effective and appealing,
3. that it will facilitate comparison of the various techniques prescribed by the different theories, so you will gain greater insight as to

    when the theories are prescribing the same techniques for the same situation, only with different terminology (in which case they duplicate each other),

    When they are prescribing different techniques for the same situation (in which case they contradict, or compete with, each other), and

    When they are prescribing different techniques for different situations (in which case they are compatible with each other and can be integrated into a single, more comprehensive theory of instruction), and finally

4. that it will facilitate integration of the various theories, so that we will have a more powerful knowledge base for making our instruction more effective and appealing.



Table of Contents


1. Introduction
    Charles M. Reigeluth
    What Is Instructional Theory?
    Historical Trends
    Why This Book?
    Suggestions for Reading This Book
    References

2. A Lesson Based on the Gagne-Briggs Theory of Instruction
    Barbara Petry, Harry Mouton, & Charles M. Reigeluth
    Foreword
    Introduction to the Theory
    Lesson Preface
    Lessons
    Comments
    References

3. A Lesson Based on a Behavioral Approach to Instructional Design
    George L. Gropper
    Foreword
    Introduction: Brief Summary of Classical Behavior Theory
    Lesson Preface
    Section I: Comments
    Section II: Comments
    Section III: Comments
    Section IV: Comments
    Section V: Comments
    References

4. A Fragment of a Lesson Based on the Algo-Heuristic Theory of Instruction
    Lev N. Landa
    Foreword
    Introduction: Summary of the Theory
    Lesson Preface
    Lesson
    Comments
    References

5. A Lesson Design Based on Instructional Prescriptions from the Structural Learning Theory
    George H. Stevens and Joseph M. Scandura
    Foreword
    Introduction to the Theory
    Lesson Preface:
    Planning and Structural Analysis
    Lesson
    Comments
    References

6. A Sample Dialogue Based on a Theory of Inquiry Teaching
    Allan Collins
    Foreword
    Introduction to the Theory
    Lesson Preface
    Lesson: The Inquiry Dialogue
    Comments
    References

7. A Lesson Based on the Component Display Theory
    M. David Merrill
    Foreword
    Introduction to Component Display Theory
    Summary of CDT
    Lesson Preface: Sample Segments
    Lesson Segment 1
    Lesson Preface: Segment 2
    Lesson Preface: Segment 3
    Lesson Preface: Segment 4
    Lesson Preface: Segment 5
    Comments
    Acknowledgment
    References

8. Lesson Blueprints Based on the Elaboration Theory of Instruction
    Charles M. Reigeluth
    Foreword
    Introduction
    Lesson Preface
    Lesson: Course Outlines
    Comments
    References

9. An Application of the ARCS Model of Motivational Design
    John M. Keller and Thomas W. Kopp
    Foreword
    Introduction: Overview of the ARCS Model
    Lesson Preface
    Lesson: Introduction to the Microscope
    Comments
    References

10. Contrasting and Complementary Approaches to Instructional Design
    Glenn E. Snelbecker
    Introduction
    References

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This file was last updated on March 10, 1999 by Byungro Lim
Copyright 1999, Charles M. Reigeluth
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