Instructional Theories in Action

<p>Companion volume to the award-winning best seller <i>Instructional Design Theories and Models</i>, this book serves as a concrete introduction to instructional design for curriculum developers, teachers and teacher trainers, and students. Eight major theorists translate their works and theories into sets of instructional prescriptions; corresponding model lessons provide step-by-step illustrations of these theories. <br><br><i>Instructional Theories in Action</i> features:<br>*overviews of the most important prescriptions and corresponding sample lesson plans written by the original theorists;<br>*practical, concrete approaches to presenting the major strategies and principles;<br>*model lessons focusing on the same objectives to facilitate comparisons of the theories;<br>*numbered comments that identify which instructional prescription is being implemented at each point of the sample lessons;<br>*chapter introductions, footnotes, and student study questions, and<br>*clear identification and cross referencing of commonalities that are often masked by varying terminology. </p>