- Learning and Instruction Theories (Kearsley, Theory Into Practice)
- Learning Theories and Instructional Design Models (Ryder, University of Colorado at Denver)
- Instructional Design Theories and Models Vol. 1 (Reigeluth, 1983)
- Instructional Design Theories and Models Vol. 2 (Reigeluth, 1999)
- Encyclopedia of Educational Technology (San Diego State University)
- The Conditions of Learning and Nine Events of Instruction (Gagne, 1965, 1985)
- Cognitive Load Theory (Sweller, 1988, 1999)
- Blueprints for Complex Learning: The 4C/ID Model (van Merrienboer, Clark, & de Crooke, 2002)
- First Principles of Instruction and Pebble-in-the-Pond Model (Merrill, 2002)
- A Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (Mayer & Mareno; see also Mayer and Mareno)