When learning from animations is more successful than learning from static pictures: learning the specifics of change

R Ploetzner, S Berney, M Bétrancourt - Instructional Science, 2021 - Springer
The results of three meta-analyses show that the effectiveness of learning from animations,
when compared to learning from static pictures, is rather limited. A recent re-analysis of one …

A review of learning demands in instructional animations: The educational effectiveness of animations unfolds if the features of change need to be learned

R Ploetzner, S Berney… - Journal of Computer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In a systematic review, 194 studies on learning from animation were analysed. The analysis
covers the learning domains, the representational characteristics of the animations, the …

Conditions for learning from animations

H Van Oostendorp, MJ Beijersbergen, S Solaimani - 2008 - repository.isls.org
Animated diagrams representing dynamic systems hold great potential for improving the
way people learn. However, so far the literature failed to find clear benefits of animated …

[PDF][PDF] Enabling, facilitating, and inhibiting effects in learning from animated pictures

W Schnotz - International Workshop on Dynamic Visualizations and …, 2002 - Citeseer
Animated pictures can have different functions in the process of learning. They can have an
enabling function if they allow the learner to perform a higher amount of cognitive …

Enabling, facilitating, and inhibiting effects of animations in multimedia learning: Why reduction of cognitive load can have negative results on learning

W Schnotz, T Rasch - Educational Technology Research and …, 2005 - Springer
New technologies allow the display of text, static visuals, and animations. Although
animations are inherently attractive, they are not always beneficial for learning. Problems …

Developing and evaluating a strategy for learning from animations

U Kombartzky, R Ploetzner, S Schlag, B Metz - Learning and Instruction, 2010 - Elsevier
Based on current theories of multimedia learning, we propose a strategy for learning from
animations. Two different experimental studies were conducted in order to evaluate the …

Effects of knowledge and spatial ability on learning from animation

M Hegarty, S Kriz - Learning with animation: Research …, 2008 - books.google.com
Static diagrams have been used to present scientific and technical information since the
invention of the printed book (Ferguson, 1992). However, animations are a relatively recent …

Not the silver bullet: Learner-generated drawings make it difficult to understand broader spatiotemporal structures in complex animations

R Ploetzner, B Fillisch - Learning and Instruction, 2017 - Elsevier
Because drawing is a highly successful strategy in learning from text, it has recently been
investigated whether drawing can also improve learning from animation. Several theoretical …

Using video and static pictures to improve learning of procedural contents

A Arguel, E Jamet - Computers in human behavior, 2009 - Elsevier
Animations and videos are often designed to present information that involves change over
time, in such a way as to aid understanding and facilitate learning. However, in many …

Comparing apples and oranges? A critical look at research on learning from statics versus animations

JC Castro-Alonso, P Ayres, F Paas - Computers & Education, 2016 - Elsevier
Many of the studies that have compared the instructional effectiveness of static with dynamic
images have not controlled all the moderating variables involved. This problem is present …