Dick & Carey
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Where did they get their PhD?
Walter Dick
- Undergraduate from Princeton
- PhD from Penn State University in Educational Psychology
- Studied with Robert Gagne'
Lou Carey
- PhD from Florida State University
- Studied with Robert Gagne' and Walter Dick
Where have they taught / worked?
Walter Dick
- Emeritus Professor from Florida State University
- Is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Penn State University
Lou Carey
- University of South Florida, Professor and Interim Dean
- Arizona State University
What things are they best known for?
Walter Dick
- The Dick and Carey Model for Instructional Design
Lou Carey
- The Dick and Carey Model for Instructional Design
- She is also interested in
- Criterion referenced Measurement
- The role that rehearsal and practice tests influence performance in online learning
- Such as test formatting implications
- Open vs. closed book tests
What are their three most important publications?
Walter Dick
- The Systematic Design of Instruction
- Planning Effective Instruction
- Instructional Planning: a Guide for Teachers
Lou Carey
- The Systematic Design of Instruction
- Measurement and Evaluation of School Learning
- Published research in
- Educational and Psychological Measurement
- Academic Exchange Quarterly
- International Journal of Educology.
They are currently working on the Seventh edition of The Systematic Design of Instruction. The Sixth edition has recently been translated into Asian languages, such as Japanese, Chinese, etc.
Who are their most frequent collaborators?
Walter Dick and Lou Carey collaborate with each other. In fact, Lou Carey was a graduate student at Florida State University when she started working on The Systematic Design of Instruction with Walter Dick. They also collaborate with Lou Carey's husband James O. Carey. James was brought to work on The Systematic Design of Instruction because of his expertise in educational technology and new media technologies. James Carey currently works in the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Florida.
Walter Dick collaborated with Robert A. Reiser in his book Planning Effective Instruction and Instructional Planning: A Guide for Teachers. He is a professor at Florida State University.
Who are their main philosophical rivals (if any)?
Lou Carey stated that they don't personally have any philosophical rivals. Rather they choose to learn from the criticisms and things that people have of their model and method. They don't believe in criticizing other theories and models but rather learn from them. Some people criticize their model as being overly specific? Carey says that the complexity of the model should fit the complexity of the task. Carey did work with the military in which if instruction wasn't specific enough people could get hurt. Thus if a simple task is being used a simple model can be used. All models should be learned from and applied to their given situations. She claims the Dick
