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Merkt, Martin; Lux, Sabrina; Hoogerheide, Vincent; van Gog, Tamara; Schwan, Stephan – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Two experiments investigated the effects of an instructional video's setting on learners' retention and application of the video content. Experiment 1 explored competing hypotheses based on theoretical assumptions about whether an authentic setting would serve as a distraction or as a cue for the instructor's expertise. Participants (N = 59)…
Descriptors: Instructional Films, Instructional Effectiveness, Retention (Psychology), Video Technology
Königschulte, Anke – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
The study presented in this paper investigates the potential effects of including non-speech audio such as sound effects into multimedia-based instruction taking into account Sweller's cognitive load theory (Sweller, 2005) and applied frameworks such as the cognitive theory of multimedia learning (Mayer, 2005) and the cognitive affective theory of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Epistemology
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers