Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning
- The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part IBackground
- 1Introduction to Multimedia Learning
- 2Foundations of Multimedia Learning
- 3Fifteen Common but Questionable Principles of Multimedia Learning
- 4Research Methods in Multimedia Learning
- Part IITheoretical Foundations
- Part IIIBasic Principles of Multimedia Learning
- Part IVPrinciples for Reducing Extraneous Processing in Multimedia Learning
- Part VPrinciples for Managing Essential Processing in Multimedia Learning
- Part VIPrinciples Based on Social and Affective Features of Multimedia Learning
- Part VIIPrinciples Based on Generative Activity in Multimedia Learning
- Part VIIIMultimedia Learning with Media
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- References
1 - Introduction to Multimedia Learning
from Part I - Background
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 November 2021
Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning
- The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part IBackground
- 1Introduction to Multimedia Learning
- 2Foundations of Multimedia Learning
- 3Fifteen Common but Questionable Principles of Multimedia Learning
- 4Research Methods in Multimedia Learning
- Part IITheoretical Foundations
- Part IIIBasic Principles of Multimedia Learning
- Part IVPrinciples for Reducing Extraneous Processing in Multimedia Learning
- Part VPrinciples for Managing Essential Processing in Multimedia Learning
- Part VIPrinciples Based on Social and Affective Features of Multimedia Learning
- Part VIIPrinciples Based on Generative Activity in Multimedia Learning
- Part VIIIMultimedia Learning with Media
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- References
Summary
Multimedia learning is learning from words and pictures. The rationale for studying multimedia learning is that people can learn more deeply from words and pictures than from words alone. A goal of research on multimedia learning is to understand how to design multimedia learning environments that promote meaningful learning. The research base concerning multimedia learning is reflected in the 46 chapters of this Handbook, and includes 30 design principles that we have organized into three categories: principles based on reducing extraneous processing, principles based on managing essential processing, and principles based on fostering generative processing.
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