Foundations of Formative Research Methodology

Instructional Unit References

Bannon-Ritland, B. (2008, February). Design research and SCORM: From learning object reusability to the reuse of knowledge. Keynote Presentation at the Instructional Design to SCROM: Specs, Tools, and Design-Based Research Conference, Provo, Utah.

Buller, D., Woodall, W., Zimmerman, D., Helmendinger, J., Rogers, E., Slater, M., Hau, B., Pepper, J., Bartlett-Horch, K., Burris-Woodall, P., Dingman, M., Hines, J., & Le Blanc, M. (2001). Formative resesarch activities to provide web-based nutrition edcuation to adults in the upper rio grande valley. Family & Community Health, 24(3), 1-12.

Collins, A., Joseph, D., & Bielaczyc, K. (2004). Design research: Theoretical and methodological issues. The Journal of The Learning Sciences, 13(1), 15-42.

English, R.E. & Reigeluth, C.M. (1996). Formative research on sequencing instruction with the elaboration theory. Educational Technology Research and Development, 44(1),23-42.

Hays, R.T. (2006). The science of learning: A systems theory approach. Boca Raton, Florida: Brown Walker Press.

Lee, J. & Reigeluth, C. (2003). Formative research on the Heuristic task analysis process. Educational Technology Research and Development, 51(4), 5-24.

Reigeluth, C. M., & Frick, T. W. (1999). Formative research methodology for creating and improving design theories. In C. M. Reigeluth (Ed.), Instructional design theories and models: A new paradigm of instructional theory Volume II (pp. 631-651). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence, Earlbaum Associates.

Richey, R. C., & Klein, J. D. (2007). Design and development research. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Van den Akker, J. (1999) Principles and methods of developmental research. In R. Branch, K. Gustafson, N. Nieveen & T. Plomp (Eds.),Design approaches and tools in education and training (pp. 1-14). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

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