First Principles of Instruction
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CORE DEFINITION
- Focus on problems, activate prior knowledge, demonstrate new knowledge, apply practice, integrate into real-world contexts. Scaffolding role: maximize instructional effectiveness. Merrill's meta-principles integrating various instructional theories.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Maximize instructional effectiveness. Merrill's meta-principles integrating various instructional theories.
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Merrill summarizes common principles of effective instruction: centered on real problems, activating prior knowledge, demonstrating new knowledge, applying practice, and integrating into real-world contexts, aligning with the transfer logic of 'learning for use'.
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