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Credits

Theory

  1. Boger-Mehall, S. R. (2007). Cognitive flexibility theory: Implications for teaching and teacher education. Retrieved July 6, 2007, available online from Web Site: http://www.kdassem.dk/didaktik/l4-16.htm
  2. Cooper, S. (2005). Rand J. Spiro: Cognitive Flexibility Theory. Retrieved June 24, 2007, from the Learning Theories Web Site: http://www.lifecircles-inc.com/spiro.htm
  3. Kearsley, G. (2007). Cognitive Flexibility Theroy (R. Spiro, P. Feltovitch & R. Coulson). Available online at http://tip.psychology.org/spiro.html
  4. Reigeluth, C. M. (1999). Instructional-design theories and models, Volume II: A new paradigm of instructional theory. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. p223-225
  5. Spiro, R. (2006). Cognitive Flexibility Theory, Hypertext, and the Post-Gutenberg Mind: Rand Spiro’s Home Page. Retrieved July 6, 2007, from Rand Spiro’s Web site: http://postgutenberg.typepad.com/about.html
  6. Spiro, R., P. Feltovich, M. Jacobson, and R. Coulson. (1995). Cognitive flexibility, constructivism, and hypertext: Random assess instruction for advanced knowledge acquisition in ill-structured Domains. In T. Duffy & D. Jonassen (Eds.), Constructivism and the Technology of Instruction. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
  7. WCER, (2004). Cognitive flexibility. Retrieved July 6, 2007, from the University of Wisconsin’s eSTEP Web site: http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/step/edpsych301/document/CognitiveFlexibility.htm

Theorist

  1. Spiro, R. (2006). Cognitive Flexibility Theory, Hypertext, and the Post-Gutenberg Mind: Rand Spiro’s Home Page. Retrieved July 6, 2007, from Rand Spiro’s Web site: http://postgutenberg.typepad.com/about.html.
  2. IHMC. (2007). Paul J. Feltovich: Research Scientist. Retrieved July 6, 2007, from the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, University of West Florida’s Web site: http://www.ihmc.us/users/user.php?UserID=pfeltovich.
  3. SIUC. (2007). Richard L. Coulson: Retired Physiology Faculty. Retrieved on July 16, 2007 from the Southern Illinois University Web site: http://www.siumed.edu/physiology/index.php?action=retiredfaculty

Development of Diagrammatic Representations

  1. Diagram Design: Suhana Chikatla
  2. Diagrammatic representation:

Terms and Definitions

  1. Graddy, D. B. (2001). Cognitive flexibility theory as a pedagogy for web-based course design. Retrieved on April 18, 2007. Available online at http://www.ipfw.edu/as/tohe/2001/Papers/graddy/graddy.htm

Content Development

  1. Suhana Chikatla
  2. Rebecca Reese

Page Link Editor

  1. Kay Amarasing

 

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