The multiple menu model respects this goal by providing six practical planning guides for menus that all teachers k 12 can use to design in depth curriculum units for classroom use it is based on the work of theorists in curriculum and instruction ausubel 1968 bandura 1977 bloom 1954 bruner 1960 1966 gagne briggs 1979 kaplan 1986 passow 1982 phenix 1964 and ward 1961 . The multiple menu model is a practical set of planning guides that can assist curriculum developers in combining content with instructional strategies menus are provided in the areas of knowledge instructional objectives and student activities instructional strategies instructional sequences and artistic modification each of the five planning menus is designed to provide specific forms . The history of curriculum development for the gifted has witnessed a seesaw effect rather than an appropriate balance between authentic knowledge content and instructional techniques process the multiple menu model is a practical set of planning guides that can assist curriculum developers in combining content with instructional strategies . Based on constructivist learning theory the multiple menu model presents six practical menus that guide curriculum developers as they bring together an understanding of a discipline its content and methodologies and a vast array of instructional techniques teachers have successfully used this approach to challenge learners on all levels and make learning more meaningful relevant and . The multiple menu model is a practical set of planning guides that can assist curriculum developers in combining content with instructional strategies menus are provided in the areas of knowledge