R. Mayer

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Nine Ways to Reduce Cognitive Load in Multimedia Learning
First, we propose a theory of multimedia learning based on the assumptions that humans possess separate systems for processing pictorial and verbal material (dual-channel assumption), each channel is… Expand
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Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning
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A cognitive theory of multimedia learning for dealing with learning based on the plethora of modern electronic delivery choices.- Sean Gillette, EdD Eighth Grade Science Vanguard Preparatory School. Expand
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Should there be a three-strikes rule against pure discovery learning? The case for guided methods of instruction.
  • R. Mayer
  • Psychology, Medicine
  • The American psychologist
  • 2004
The author's thesis is that there is sufficient research evidence to make any reasonable person skeptical about the benefits of discovery learning--practiced under the guise of cognitive… Expand
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The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning
During the past 10 years, the field of multimedia learning has emerged as a coherent discipline with an accumulated research base that has never been synthesized and organized in a handbook. The… Expand
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Multimedia Learning
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In Multimedia Learning, Second Edition, Richard E. Mayer examines whether people learn more deeply when ideas are expressed in words and pictures rather than in words alone. Expand
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From novice to expert.
  • R. Mayer
  • Computer Science, Medicine
  • Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great…
  • 2004
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How paediatric nurses can move from being novices to experts was published last week by the RCN. Expand
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The promise of multimedia learning: using the same instructional design methods across different media
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A review of research on the design of multimedia explanations conducted in our lab at Santa Barbara shows (a) a multimedia effect—in which students learn more deeply from words and pictures than from words alone—in both book-based and computer-based environments. Expand
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The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning: Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning
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The cognitive theory of multimedia learning is based on three cognitive science principles of learning: the human information processing system includes dual channels for visual/pictorial and auditory/verbal processing; each channel has limited capacity for processing (i.e., dual-channels assumption); and active learning entails carrying out a coordinated set of cognitive processes during learning. Expand
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Cognitive Principles of Multimedia Learning: The Role of Modality and Contiguity
Students viewed a computer animation depicting the process of lightning. In Experiment 1, they concurrently viewed on-screen text presented near the animation or far from the animation, or… Expand
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