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ERIC Number: EJ638751
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
When Learning Is Just a Click Away: Does Simple User Interaction Foster Deeper Understanding of Multimedia Messages?
Mayer, Richard E.; Chandler, Paul
Journal of Educational Psychology, v93 n2 p390-97 Jun 2001
In two experiments, students received two presentations of a narrated animation explaining how lightning forms, followed by retention and transfer tests. The goal was to determine possible benefits of incorporating a modest amount of computer-user interactivity within a multimedia explanation. Results were consistent with cognitive load theory and a two-stage theory of model construction. (BF)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Integrated Activities, Multimedia Instruction, Retention (Psychology), Students, Teaching Methods, Transfer of Training
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cognitive Load; Mental Models