David H. Jonassen
Professor of Learning Technologies and Educational Psychology
David H. Jonassen was a professor of Learning Technologies and Educational Psychology
at the University of Missouri. Dr. Jonassen’s work covered issues in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Mathematics education, Pedagogy and Learning theory. His Instructional design research incorporated elements of Constructivist teaching methods, Hypermedia, Epistemology, Constructivism and Task analysis. His Educational technology research was multidisciplinary and relied on Cognitive Psychology, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Method, Domain Specificity, and Variety.
David H. Jonassen produced at least 37 books, 180 journal articles, 64 book chapters, 12
book reviews, 136 invited presentations, and 282 conference papers. His most cited works include:
Jonassen, D. H., Howland J.,Moore J. & Marra R. M. (2002). Learning to Solve Problems with Technology: A Constructivist Perspective
Tennyson R. D., Jonassen D. H. (1997) Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology
Duffy T. M., Jonassen D. H. (2013) Constructivism and the Technology of Instruction: A Conversation
Dr. Jonassen earned a Doctor of Education degree from Temple University, as well as Master of Education from the University of Delaware.
In 2013, Dr. Jonassen was selected to become a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association and was the first recipient of the AECT’s David H. Jonassen Award for Excellence in Research, an award established in his honor.