ERIC Number: EJ975393
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
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Enhancing Learning from Dynamic and Static Visualizations by Means of Cueing
Kuhl, Tim; Scheiter, Katharina; Gerjets, Peter
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, v21 n1 p71-88 Jan 2012
The current study investigated whether learning from dynamic and two presentation formats for static visualizations can be enhanced by means of cueing. One hundred and fifty university students were randomly assigned to six conditions, resulting from a 2x3-design, with cueing (with/without) and type of visualization (dynamic, static-sequential, static-simultaneous) as independent variables. For transfer tasks, learners receiving dynamic visualizations outperformed learners receiving static visualizations. A main effect in favour of cued visualizations could be observed only for pictorial tasks, but not for transfer tasks. There was no interaction between type of visualization and cueing for any learning outcome measure. Taken together, the study suggests that dynamic visualizations may be beneficial whenever understanding concerning the dynamic features of a domain is crucial to learning. Cueing on the other hand may not necessarily lead to a deeper understanding, but supports to achieve a better comprehension of the depicted visualizations. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cues, Visual Aids, Scientific Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Spatial Ability, Science Tests, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Multimedia Materials, Instructional Design, Multimedia Instruction, College Instruction, College Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Pictorial Stimuli, Animation, Computer Graphics, Predictor Variables
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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