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The Impact of Instructional Design on College Students' Cognitive Load and Learning Outcomes in a Large Food Science and Human Nutrition Course
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Andrade, Jeanette; Huang, Wen-Hao David; Bohn, Dawn M. – Journal of Food Science Education, 2015
The effective design of course materials is critical for student learning, especially for large lecture introductory courses. This quantitative study was designed to explore the effect multimedia and content difficulty has on students' cognitive load and learning outcomes. College students (n = 268) were randomized into 1 of 3 multimedia groups:…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Statistical Analysis, Difficulty Level, Multimedia Instruction
Multimedia's Effect on College Students' Quantitative Mental Effort Scores and Qualitative Extraneous Cognitive Load Responses in a Food Science and Human Nutrition Course
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Andrade, Jeanette; Huang, Wen-Hao David; Bohn, Dawn M. – Journal of Food Science Education, 2014
Effective use of multimedia (MM) in instructional design is critical for student learning, especially for large lecture introductory courses. This study used a mixed-method approach to explore the effect of food science supporting course materials that utilized different MM formats, designed with Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (CTML)…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, College Students, Introductory Courses, Mixed Methods Research