First Principles of Instruction, revised edition

by M. David Merrill, Theodore W. Frick (Foreword)

This handy resource describes and illustrates the concepts underlying the “First Principles of Instruction” and illustrates First Principles and their application in a wide variety of instructional products. The book introduces the e 3 Course Critique Checklist that can be used to evaluate existing instructional product. It also provides directions for applying this checklist and illustrates its use for a variety of different kinds of courses. The Author has also developed a Pebble-in-the-Pond instructional design model with an accompanying e 3 ID Checklist.  This checklist enables instructional designers to design and develop instructional products that more adequately implement First Principles of Instruction.

267 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2020

Reviews

[Stan Rif]

From a master of learning & teaching! The author reviewed 30 of the leading authorities on teaching and assimilated them into a theory of learning! Yes, all of the authorities on teaching did not disclose their model(s) of learning!
This is a landmark work! A map and a practice for learning at all levels.
My only gripe is the format: a single column across a large book: difficult to find the next line to read.

[Lisa]

Although Merrill provides a great approach to meaningful instruction and assessment, the text itself was a bit too repetitive and often did not validate the suggestions through supporting research or evidence. However, the pebble-in-the-pond, problem-based approach is congruent with recent teaching and learning trends and worthy of consideration.