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ERIC Number: EJ462842
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
Instructional Transaction Theory: Knowledge Relationships among Processes, Entities, and Activities.
Merrill, M. David; And Others
Educational Technology, v33 n4 p5-16 Apr 1993
Discussion of instructional transaction theory focuses on knowledge representation in an automated instructional design expert system. A knowledge structure called PEA-Net (processes, entities, and activities) is explained; the refrigeration process is used as an example; text resources and graphic resources are described; and simulations are discussed. (eight references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Expert Systems, Instructional Design, Refrigeration
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Examples; Instructional Systems Design; Instructional Theory; Knowledge Representation