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Guan, Ying-Hua – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
This study investigated the effects of multimedia presentations on the efficiency of learning scientific information (i.e. information on basic anatomy of human brains and their functions, the definition of cognitive psychology, and the structure of human memory). Experiment 1 investigated whether the modality effect could be observed when the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Multimedia Instruction, Information Processing, Scientific and Technical Information
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Banikowski, Alison K.; Mehring, Teresa A. – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1999
This article reviews the literature on three aspects of memory: (1) an information processing model of memory (including the sensory register, attention, short-term memory, and long-term memory); (2) instructional strategies designed to enhance memory (which stress gaining students' attention and active involvement); and (3) reasons why…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Processing, Instructional Effectiveness