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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
Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning
- R. Mayer
- Computer Science
- 2014
TLDR
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
The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning
- R. Mayer
- Engineering, Psychology
- 2005
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
Multimedia Learning
- R. Mayer
- Computer Science
- 9 April 2001
TLDR
From novice to expert.
- R. Mayer
- Computer Science, Medicine
- Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great…
- 2004
TLDR
The promise of multimedia learning: using the same instructional design methods across different media
- R. Mayer
- Computer Science
- 1 April 2003
TLDR
The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning: Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning
- R. Mayer
- Computer Science
- 1 August 2005
TLDR
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