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Direct linkMayer, Richard E. – Cambridge University Press, 2009
For hundreds of years verbal messages such as lectures and printed lessons have been the primary means of explaining ideas to learners. Although verbal learning offers a powerful tool, this book explores ways of going beyond the purely verbal. Recent advances in graphics technology and information technology have prompted new efforts to understand…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Verbal Learning, Multimedia Instruction, Epistemology
Peer reviewedClark, Ruth Colvin; Mayer, Richard E. – Performance Improvement, 2008
A learner-centered approach is a central feature of instruction based on a constructivist learning model. However, there is some confusion regarding the requirement for behavioral activity as a prerequisite for a learner-centered environment. We offer evidence in this article that some types of behavioral activity can interfere with cognitive…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Active Learning, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
