Component display theory

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Definition

Component display theory (CDT) addresses the issue of learner control and the separation of instructional strategy from instructional content.

History

This instructional design model was developped through the Time-shared Interactive Computer Controlled Information Telelvision (TICCIT) project in the seventies.

CDT had strong influence on other instructional theories, such as Reigeluth's elaboration theory and Merril's later Instructional transaction theory (ITT)

References

• Merrill, M.D. (1983). Component display theory. In C. Reigeluth (ed.), Instructional design theories and models. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum Associates.

• Merrill, M. D. (1994). Instructional Design Theory. in M. David Merrill, David G. Twitchell (Ed.). Educational Technology Publications

• Component Display Theory. In A. Kovalchick & K. Dawson (Eds.) Educational Technology: An Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. PDF retrieved 12:09, 4 July 2006 (MEST).

• Wiley David A. (2000). Learning object design and sequencing theory, PDF dissertation, Brigham Young University, PDF