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Cognitive Load Theory, the Transient Information Effect and E-Learning
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Wong, Anna; Leahy, Wayne; Marcus, Nadine; Sweller, John – Learning and Instruction, 2012
When using modern educational technology, some forms of instruction are inherently transient in that previous information usually disappears to be replaced by current information. Instructional animations and spoken text provide examples. The effects of transience due to the use of animation-based instructions (Experiment 1) and spoken information…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Short Term Memory, Educational Technology, Cognitive Processes
An Eye Tracking Comparison of External Pointing Cues and Internal Continuous Cues in Learning with Complex Animations
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Boucheix, Jean-Michel; Lowe, Richard K. – Learning and Instruction, 2010
Two experiments used eye tracking to investigate a novel cueing approach for directing learner attention to low salience, high relevance aspects of a complex animation. In the first experiment, comprehension of a piano mechanism animation containing spreading-colour cues was compared with comprehension obtained with arrow cues or no cues. Eye…
Descriptors: Animation, Comprehension, Cues, Eye Movements
Attention Guidance in Learning from a Complex Animation: Seeing Is Understanding?
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de Koning, Bjorn B.; Tabbers, Huib K.; Rikers, Remy M. J. P.; Paas, Fred – Learning and Instruction, 2010
To examine how visual attentional resources are allocated when learning from a complex animation about the cardiovascular system, eye movements were registered in the absence and presence of visual cues. Cognitive processing was assessed using cued retrospective reporting, whereas comprehension and transfer tests measured the quality of the…
Descriptors: Animation, Cues, Eye Movements, Human Body
Cognitive Load in Interactive Knowledge Construction
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Verhoeven, Ludo; Schnotz, Wolfgang; Paas, Fred – Learning and Instruction, 2009
The focus of this special issue is on the cognitive load underlying processes of interactive knowledge construction in a wide range of instructional multimedia platforms. Multimedia comprehension involves the parallel processing of auditory-verbal and visual-pictorial channels within working memory. By means of integrating multimodal information,…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Perspective Taking, Short Term Memory, Cognitive Processes
Instructional Animation versus Static Pictures: A Meta-Analysis
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Hoffler, Tim N.; Leutner, Detlev – Learning and Instruction, 2007
A meta-analysis of 26 primary studies, yielding 76 pair-wise comparisons of dynamic and static visualizations, reveals a medium-sized overall advantage of instructional animations over static pictures. The mean weighted effect size on learning outcome is d = 0.37 (95% CI 0.25-0.49). Moderator analyses indicate even more substantial effect sizes…
Descriptors: Animation, Instructional Design, Effect Size, Meta Analysis
Animation and Learning: Selective Processing of Information in Dynamic Graphics.
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Lowe, R. K. – Learning and Instruction, 2003
Studied the selective processing of information in dynamic graphics by 12 undergraduates who received training aided by animation and 12 who did not. Results indicate selective processing of the animation that involved perceptually driven dynamic effects and raise questions about the assumed superiority of animations over static graphics. (SLD)
Descriptors: Animation, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Learning