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Guided Self-Management of Transient Information in Animations through Pacing and Sequencing Strategies
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Hatsidimitris, George; Kalyuga, Slava – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2013
Learning with instructional animations may overstretch limited working memory resources due to intense processing demands associated with transient information. The authors investigated whether explicit instructional advice coupled with a task-specific learner control mechanism (such as a timeline scrollbar) could facilitate the successful…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Prior Learning, Learner Controlled Instruction
Learning from Animation Enabled by Collaboration
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Rebetez, Cyril; Betrancourt, Mireille; Sangin, Mirweis; Dillenbourg, Pierre – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2010
Animated graphics are extensively used in multimedia instructions explaining how natural or artificial dynamic systems work. As animation directly depicts spatial changes over time, it is legitimate to believe that animated graphics will improve comprehension over static graphics. However, the research failed to find clear evidence in favour of…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Graphics, Short Term Memory, Multimedia Instruction
Assessment Certitude as a Feedback Strategy for Learners' Constructed Responses
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Kealy, W. A.; Ritzhaupt, A. D. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2010
Educational researchers have "rarely" addressed the problem of how to provide feedback on constructed responses. All participants (N = 76) read a story and completed short-answer questions based on the text, with some receiving feedback consisting of the exact material on which the questions were based. During feedback, two groups receiving…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Reading Comprehension, Recall (Psychology), Short Term Memory
Enhancing the Recall of Presented Material
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Larson, Ronald B. – Computers & Education, 2009
Many educators distribute either complete or incomplete handouts so students can follow along with their lectures. This research examines a teaching system that combines computer-generated graphics presentations and detailed outline handouts with blanks added. An experiment found that this system produced significantly higher short-term recall of…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Teaching Methods, Recall (Psychology), Notetaking
Enhancing Student Learning with Brain-Based Research
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Bonnema, Ted R. – Online Submission, 2009
This paper discusses brain-based learning and its relation to classroom instruction. A rapidly growing quantity of research currently exists regarding how the brain perceives, processes, and ultimately learns new information. In order to maximize their teaching efficacy, educators should have a basic understanding of key memory functions in the…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Learning Processes, Brain, Educational Research
Adaptive and Maladaptive Strategy Use in Computer-Assisted Language Learning Activities for Listening Comprehension
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McBride, Cara – Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2008
College students of English as a foreign language (EFL) in Chile participated in an online mini course designed to improve their listening comprehension. There were four experimental conditions: A) one in which participants listened to fast dialogues; B) one in which participants listened to slow dialogues; C) one in which participants were given…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Sentences, Learning Strategies, Pretests Posttests