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Cognitive Support for Learning Computer-Based Tasks Using Animated Demonstration
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Chen, Chun-Ying – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
This study investigated the influence of cognitive support for learning computer-based tasks using animated demonstration (AD) on instructional efficiency. Cognitive support included (1) segmentation and learner control introducing interactive devices that allow content sequencing through a navigational menu, and content pacing through stop and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Multimedia Instruction
Learning STEM through Integrative Visual Representations
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Virk, Satyugjit Singh – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Previous cognitive models of memory have not comprehensively taken into account the internal cognitive load of chunking isolated information and have emphasized the external cognitive load of visual presentation only. Under the Virk Long Term Working Memory Multimedia Model of cognitive load, drawing from the Cowan model, students presented with…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Knowledge Representation, Visualization, Cognitive Processes
A Critical Discussion of the Efficacy of Using Visual Learning Aids from the Internet to Promote Understanding, Illustrated with Examples Explaining the Daniell Voltaic Cell
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Eilks, Ingo; Witteck, Torsten; Pietzner, Verena – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2009
This paper discusses what chemistry students might see while working with animations found on the Internet and how these electronic illustrations can potentially interact to reinforce rather than resolve misconceptions about chemical principles that a student may possess. The Daniell voltaic cell serves as an example to illustrate the ways in…
Descriptors: Visual Learning, Visual Aids, Chemistry, Internet
The Effects of Realism in Learning with Dynamic Visualizations
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Scheiter, Katharina; Gerjets, Peter; Huk, Thomas; Imhof, Birgit; Kammerer, Yvonne – Learning and Instruction, 2009
Two experiments are reported that investigated the relative effectiveness of a realistic dynamic visualization as opposed to a schematic visualization for learning about cell replication (mitosis). In Experiment 1, 37 university students watched either realistic or schematic visualizations. Students' subjective task demands ratings as well as…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Prior Learning, Visual Aids, Visualization
The Design and Development of a User-Controlled Visual Aid for Improving Students' Understanding in Introductory Statistics
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Vaughn, Brandon K.; Wang, Pei-Yu – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2009
The use of visual aids is expected to have a positive effect on students' learning. However, not all visual aids work equally well. A recent meta-analytic research which examined 42 studies has found that the use of animated visuals does not facilitate learning (Anglin, Vaez & Cunnincham, 2004). The failure of visual aids can be attributed to…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Introductory Courses, Statistics, Instructional Design
An Experiment on the Short-Term Effects of Engagement and Representation in Program Animation
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Nevalainen, Seppo; Sajaniemi, Jorma – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2008
When visualization tools utilized in computer programming education have been evaluated empirically, the results have remained controversial. To address this problem, we have developed a model of short-term effects of program animation, and used it in a series of experiments. In the current experiment, we varied visual representation of an…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Animation, Programming