Multimedia Learning

Although verbal learning offers a powerful tool, Mayer explores ways of going beyond the purely verbal. Recent advances in graphics technology and information technology have prompted new efforts to understand the potential of multimedia learning as a means of promoting human understanding. In this second edition, Mayer includes double the number of experimental comparisons, 6 new principles - signalling, segmenting, pertaining, personalization, voice and image principles. The 12 principles of multimedia instructional design have been ...

Although verbal learning offers a powerful tool, Mayer explores ways of going beyond the purely verbal. Recent advances in graphics technology and information technology have prompted new efforts to understand the potential of multimedia learning as a means of promoting human understanding. In this second edition, Mayer includes double the number of experimental comparisons, 6 new principles - signalling, segmenting, pertaining, personalization, voice and image principles. The 12 principles of multimedia instructional design have been ...

Preface; Part I. Introduction to Multimedia Learning: 1. The promise of multimedia learning; 2. Science of instruction: determining what works in multimedia learning; 3. Science of learning: determining how multimedia learning works; Part II. Principles for Reducing Extraneous Processing in Multimedia Learning: 4. Coherence principle; 5. Signaling principle; 6. Redundancy principle; 7. Spatial contiguity principle; 8. Temporal contiguity principle; Part III. Principles for Managing Essential Processing in Multimedi Learning: 9. Segmenting principle; 10. Pretraining principle; 11. Modality principle; Part IV. Principles for Fostering Generative Processing: 12. Multimedia principle; 13. Personalization, voice, and image principles; Part V Conclusion: 14. Principles of multimedia design; References.