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Ng, Hong Kok; Kalyuga, Slava; Sweller, John – Educational Psychology, 2013
Animation has an inherent advantage over static graphics when presenting dynamic content because it provides a more accurate and realistic depiction. Simultaneously, animation has an inherent disadvantage because most animated information is perceptually transient. In this quasi-experimental study, cognitive load theory was used to investigate the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Animation, Efficiency
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Ng, Hong Kok; Kalyuga, Slava; Sweller, John – Educational Psychology, 2013
Animation has an inherent advantage over static graphics when presenting dynamic content because it provides a more accurate and realistic depiction. Simultaneously, animation has an inherent disadvantage because most animated information is perceptually transient. In this quasi-experimental study, cognitive load theory was used to investigate the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Animation, Visual Aids
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Tan, Ser Hong; Pang, Joyce S. – Educational Psychology, 2012
This study investigates the processes through which achievement motivation guides the selection of coping strategies which in turn affects environmental mastery post-failure feedback. Seventy-six college students received failure feedback after completing a professional aptitude test. Findings showed that gender moderated the relationship between…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), College Students, Academic Achievement, Achievement Need