Editing Instructional design (section)

==Influential researchers and theorists==
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''Alphabetic by last name''

* [[Benjamin Bloom|Bloom, Benjamin]] – Taxonomies of the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains – 1950s
* [[John D. Bransford|Bransford, John D.]] – How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice – 1990s
* [[Jerome Bruner|Bruner, Jerome]] – [[Constructivism (pedagogical)|Constructivism]] - 1950s-1990s
* [[Robert M. Gagné|Gagné, Robert M.]] – ''[[Conditions of Learning|The Conditions of Learning]]'' has had a great influence on the discipline.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dick |first1=Walter |last2=Carey |first2=Lou |last3=Carey |first3=James O. |title=The Systematic Design of Instruction |date=17 March 2014 |publisher=Pearson |pages=3–4 |edition=8 }}</ref>
* [[Andrew S. Gibbons|Gibbons, Andrew S]] - developed the Theory of [[Model-centered instruction|Model Centered Instruction]]; a theory rooted in [[Cognitive Psychology]].
* [[Robert Heinich|Heinich, Robert]] – Instructional Media and the new technologies of instruction ''3rd ed.'' – Educational Technology – 1989
* [[David Jonassen|Jonassen, David]] – problem-solving strategies – 1990s
* [[Jerold Kemp|Kemp, Jerold E.]] – Created a cognitive learning design model - 1980s
* [[Robert F. Mager|Mager, Robert F.]] – ABCD model for instructional objectives – 1962 - Criterion-Referenced Instruction and Learning Objectives
* [[Robert J. Marzano|Marzano, Robert J.]] - "Dimensions of Learning", Formative Assessment - 2000s
* [[Richard E. Mayer|Mayer, Richard E.]] - Multimedia Learning - 2000s
* [[M. David Merrill|Merrill, M. David]] – Component Display Theory / Knowledge Objects / [[First Principles of Instruction]]
* [[Russell T. Osguthorpe|Osguthorpe, Russell T.]] – Overview of Instructional Design – The education of the heart: rediscovering the spiritual roots of learning<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6692woU7NZIC&q=russell+t+osguthorpe+byu+research|title=The education of the heart: rediscovering the spiritual roots of learning|last=Osguthorpe|first=Russell T.|date=1996-09-01|publisher=Covenant Communications|isbn=9781555039851|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207114028/https://books.google.com/books?id=6692woU7NZIC&q=russell+t+osguthorpe+byu+research&dq=russell+t+osguthorpe+byu+research&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiurfrlhf3RAhVGQI8KHcu8CYA4ChDoAQg5MAI|archive-date=2017-02-07}}</ref>
* [[Seymour Papert|Papert, Seymour]] – Constructionism, LOGO – 1970s-1980s
* [[Jean Piaget|Piaget, Jean]] – Cognitive development – 1960s
* [[Charles Reigeluth|Reigeluth, Charles]] – Elaboration Theory, "Green Books" I, II, and III – 1990s–2010s
* [[Rita Richey]] - instructional design theory and research methods<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Richey |first1=Rita C. |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780203826034/design-development-research-rita-richey-james-klein |title=Design and Development Research: Methods, Strategies, and Issues |last2=Klein |first2=James D. |year=2014 |doi=10.4324/9780203826034|isbn=9780203826034 }}</ref>
* [[Roger Schank|Schank, Roger]] – Constructivist simulations – 1990s
* [[Michael R. Simonson|Simonson, Michael]] – Instructional Systems and Design via Distance Education – 1980s
* [[B.F. Skinner|Skinner, B.F.]] – Radical Behaviorism, Programed Instruction - 1950s-1970s
* [[Lev Vygotsky|Vygotsky, Lev]] – Learning as a social activity – 1930s
* [[David A. Wiley|Wiley, David A.]] - influential work on [[open content]], [[open educational resources]], and informal [[Online learning community|online learning communities]]