Marriner David Merrill, born on March 27, 1937, is an American education researcher specializing in instructional design and technology. He earned a bachelor of arts in secondary education from Brigham Young University in 1961 and an MA and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1964, and later held faculty posts at several universities, including Utah State University, where he is now an emeritus professor. His research has helped lead to three theories that underpin instructional design and technology today: the Component Display Theory, the Instructional Transaction Theory and the First Principles of Instruction, a task-centered theory built on task or problem-centered learning, activation, demonstration, application and integration.
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Merrill's research has helped lead to the development of three important theories that underpin the discipline of Instructional Design and Technology today: The Component Display Theory, Instructional Transaction Theory and the First Principles of Instruction.
Theories and Approaches Developed: Component Display Theory, Body: Component Display Theory
Merrill developed a performance/content matrix which can be used to ascertain the levels of performance that is required for an area of content.
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M. David Merrill (Marriner David Merrill) is an American education researcher specializing in instructional design and technology.
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