Merrill Presentation

CDT - Component Display Theory

Three Levels of Teaching:
Remember
Use
Find

Types of Content:
Facts
Concepts
Procedures
Principles

Forms of Presentation:
Generality
Expository
Inquiry

Practice should match performance assessment.

Learner Control
CDT assumes every student needs the first level of presentation.
CDT elaborates in the second presentation. Whether the student needs this depends on the student and the content.

Merrill's matrices help the designer plan the order and sequence of the presentation of information. His matrices are very general, leaving things open for the designer to use the various components as needed.