ERIC Number: EJ1419164
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
EISSN: EISSN-1467-8535
How to Train Students to Engage in Text-Picture Integration for Multimedia Lessons
Xiaoxue Leng; Fuxing Wang; Richard E. Mayer; Tingting Zhao
British Journal of Educational Technology, v55 n3 p1167-1188 2024
This study investigated the effectiveness of visual training or verbal training on how to use a text-picture processing strategy for learning from computer-based multimedia instructional material. Sixty-nine university students were randomly assigned to the verbal training group (students received text-based instruction for a text-picture processing strategy), the visual training group (students observed a video depicting an expert's eye fixations while using a text-picture processing strategy for an initial portion of a multimedia lesson) or the control group (students did not receive any instruction). During reading a multimedia lesson on biology, students' eye movements were tracked; and after the lesson, students took a posttest. Concerning learning outcomes, both visual and verbal training helped students perform better than the control group on a recall test and the verbal training group perform better on a transfer test. Concerning learning processes, both visual and verbal training caused students to attend less to on-screen text and more to on-screen pictures as compared to the control group. Mediation analysis showed that increased attention to pictures was a mediator for better learning outcomes. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed.
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Multimedia Materials, College Students, Pictorial Stimuli, Video Technology, Visual Aids, Teaching Methods, Biology, Science Instruction, Eye Movements, Biofeedback, Verbal Stimuli, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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