Jeroen JG Van Merriënboer

Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer was a professor of Learning and Instruction at Maastricht University and previously at the Open University of the Netherlands. He completed his Ph.D. in Instructional Technology at the University of Twente under Sanne Dijkstra. His research focused on cognitive architecture, cognitive load theory, and holistic approaches to instructional design, most notably through his development of the Four- Component Instructional Design (4C/ID) model. Some of his most cited work includes:

• Sweller, J., van Merrienboer, J. J. G., & Paas, F. G. W. C. (1998). Cognitive Architecture and Instructional Design. Educational Psychology Review, 10(3), 251–296. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022193728205

• van Merriënboer, J.J.G., Sweller, J. Cognitive Load Theory and Complex Learning: Recent Developments and Future Directions. Educ Psychol Rev 17, 147–177 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-005-3951-0

• Spector, J. M., Merill, M. D., van Merrienboer, J. J., & Driscoll, M. P. (2008). Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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