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Smith, Alexander; Ayres, Paul – Educational Psychology Review, 2016
Two experiments were conducted to investigate how individuals with persistent pain would respond to instructional materials designed to promote the modality and redundancy effects. It was predicted that persistent pain would reduce the positive impact of narrated text due to reduced working memory capacity. One hundred thirty-seven full-time…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Pain, Instructional Materials, Teaching Methods
Sang Chan – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study was to further examine the multimedia redundancy effect in learning a basic level of Microsoft "Access" 2013 application. Two groups of teacher education majors were randomly assigned into one of the two 20-minute instructional modules: (a) graphics and narration and (b) graphics, narration, and text. The text was duplication…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Multimedia Materials, Multimedia Instruction, Retention (Psychology)
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Pociask, Fredrick D.; Morrison, Gary R. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2008
In this study, we examined the effectiveness of instructional materials designed to control redundancy and split attention in the teaching of complex orthopedic physical therapy skills. Participants included 41 first-year physical therapy students. The modified instruction group received a modified unit of instruction designed to reduce cognitive…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Instructional Materials, Multivariate Analysis, Physical Therapy
Pociask, Fredrick D.; Morrison, Gary – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
Human working memory can be defined as a component system responsible for the temporary storage and manipulation of information related to higher level cognitive behaviors, such as understanding and reasoning (Baddeley, 1992; Becker & Morris, 1999). Working memory, while able to manage a complex array of cognitive activities, presents with an…
Descriptors: Memory, Physical Therapy, Cognitive Processes, Redundancy
KROPP, RUSSELL P.; AND OTHERS – 1967
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY WAS CONDUCTED ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN COGNITIVE APTITUDES AND VARIED INSTRUCTIONAL TREATMENTS (TEACHING MATERIALS AND TEACHER METHODS) TO DETERMINE IF LEARNING DIFFICULTIES COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY MINIMIZED BY ALTERING THE CONTENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL TREATMENTS TO FIT THE COGNITIVE APTITUDE PATTERNS OF INDIVIDUAL LEARNERS. THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude, Audiovisual Aids, Chemistry