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Park, Babette; Korbach, Andreas; Brünken, Roland – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
The present study examines whether the seductive-details effect is moderated by spatial ability and prior knowledge, which are two of the most relevant learner characteristics in multimedia learning. It is assumed that the seductive-details effect with an increase in extraneous cognitive load and a decrease in perceptual processing and learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multimedia Instruction, Spatial Ability, Prior Learning
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Pohnl, Sabine; Bogner, Franz X. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
Up to now, only a few studies in multimedia learning have focused on gender effects. While research has mostly focused on learning success, the effect of gender on instructional efficiency (IE) has not yet been considered. Consequently, we used a quasi-experimental design to examine possible gender differences in the learning success, mental…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Gender Differences
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Eysink, Tessa H. S.; de Jong, Ton; Berthold, Kirsten; Kolloffel, Bas; Opfermann, Maria; Wouters, Pieter – American Educational Research Journal, 2009
In this study, the authors compared four multimedia learning arrangements differing in instructional approach on effectiveness and efficiency for learning: (a) hypermedia learning, (b) observational learning, (c) self-explanation-based learning, and (d) inquiry learning. The approaches all advocate learners' active attitude toward the learning…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Observational Learning, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
Cremer, Monika – 2000
This paper on multimedia in German libraries begins with an introduction to multimedia. Initiatives of the federal government and in the Laender (federal states) are then described, including: a 1997 symposium organized by the university library of Goettingen that presented several multimedia models developed in universities; the multimedia…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government
Serdiukov, Peter; Tarnopolsky, Oleg – 1999
The main purpose of this article is to propose the Distance Professional Development and Support System (DPDS), an approach specifically designed to help non-native speakers of English teach English-as-a-Foreign Language (EFL) in a non-English-speaking setting. English has become the primary language of international communication, and there is a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Hogan-Brun, Gabrielle, Ed.; Jung, Udo O. H., Ed. – 1999
This volume presents a collection of 14 selected papers on the theme of how to use media technology to enhance language learning and teaching. Papers explore innovative ways to use existing technologies in broadband networks, the telemedia, and multimedia, while others focus on the use of the Internet. It is hoped that exploring the use of these…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction