Stories presented on phones, tablets and e-readers now offer an alternative to print books.
The fundamental challenge has become to specify when and for whom the manner in which …

The interactions between levels of learner prior knowledge and effectiveness of different
instructional techniques and procedures have been intensively investigated within a …

Cognitive load is a theoretical notion with an increasingly central role in the educational
research literature. The basic idea of cognitive load theory is that cognitive capacity in …

Early in 2005, Phil Harris, Executive Director of the Association of Educational
Communications and Technology, approached Mike Spector and asked if he would like to …

Cognitive load theory has been very influential in educational psychology during the last
decade in providing guidelines for instructional design. Whereas numerous empirical …

This meta-analysis investigated whether animation is beneficial overall for learning
compared to static graphics, while also identifying moderator factors affecting the global …

This textbook on Instructional Design for Learning is a must for all education and teaching
students and specialists. It provides a comprehensive overview about the theoretical …

INTRODUCTION TO THE EXPERTISE REVERSAL PRINCIPLE Principles of multimedia
design have been developed mostly in studies with learners who had limited experience in …

Background Studies comparing the effect of dynamic and static visualization suggest a
predominantly positive effect of dynamic visualization. However, the results of individual …

With the emergence of the Internet, social media and video platforms are gaining
considerable influence on the traditional media landscape in general and on science …