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Static and Dynamic Seductive Illustration Effects on Text-and-Graphic Learning Processes, Perceptions, and Outcomes: Evidence from Eye Tracking
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Tsai, Meng-Jung; Wu, An-Hsuan; Chen, Yuping – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2019
This study aimed to examine how different forms (still pictures vs. animations) of seductive illustrations impact text-and-graphic learning processes, perceptions, and outcomes. An eye-tracking experiment of three groups (static, dynamic, and control) was conducted with 60 college and graduate students while learning with PowerPoint slides about…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Illustrations, Learning Processes, Animation
Summarizing as a Strategy for Science Text Comprehension: Text-Based versus Content-Based Processing
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Leopold, Claudia; Brückner, Annette; Dutke, Stephan – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2019
In this experiment, we contrasted two instructions in which the focus of summary writing was varied. We predicted that students would better understand a scientific text when they learn to focus their summaries on the referential content rather than on the hierarchical structure of the text. In a 2 × 2 factorial experiment, 85 Grade-10 students…
Descriptors: Grade 10, High School Students, Writing Skills, Prediction
Animation-Based Learning in Geology: Impact of Animations Coupled with Seductive Details
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Clayton, Rodney L. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Research is not clear on how to address the difficulty students have conceptualizing geologic processes and phenomena. This study investigated how animations coupled with seductive details effect learners' situational interest and emotions. A quantitative quasi-experimental study employing an independent-measures factorial design was used. The…
Descriptors: Animation, Geology, Science Instruction, Statistical Analysis
Signaling Text-Picture Relations in Multimedia Learning: The Influence of Prior Knowledge
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Richter, Juliane; Scheiter, Katharina; Eitel, Alexander – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2018
Multimedia integration signals highlight correspondences between text and pictures with the aim of supporting learning from multimedia. A recent meta-analysis revealed that only learners with low domain-specific prior knowledge benefit from multimedia integration signals. To more thoroughly investigate the influence of prior knowledge on the…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Prior Learning, Quasiexperimental Design, Textbooks
Teaching Genetics with Multimedia Results in Better Acquisition of Knowledge and Improvement in Comprehension
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Starbek, P.; Erjavec, M. Starcic; Peklaj, C. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2010
The main goal of this study was to explore whether the use of multimedia in genetics instruction contributes more to students' knowledge and comprehension than other instructional modes. We were also concerned with the influence of different instructional modes on the retention of knowledge and comprehension. In a quasi-experimental design, four…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Quasiexperimental Design, Prior Learning, Genetics
Is an Illustration Always Worth Ten Thousand Words? Effects of Prior Knowledge, Learning Style and Multimedia Illustrations on Text Comprehension.
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Ollerenshaw, Alison; Aidman, Eugene; Kidd, Garry – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1997
This study examined comprehension in four groups of undergraduates under text only, multimedia, and two diagram conditions of text supplementation. Results indicated that effects of text supplementation are mediated by prior knowledge and learning style: multimedia appears more beneficial to surface learners with little prior knowledge and makes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Educational Technology