Learning with animation : research implications for design / edited by Richard Lowe, Wolfgang Schnotz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lowe, Richard, 1963-

Schnotz, Wolfgang, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Visual education.

Animation (Cinematography).

Physical Description:

ix, 391 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Summary:

The use of animations is increasingly common in multimedia teaching and learning. Animations are assumed to increase interest and motivation, to direct attention, to illustrate procedures, and to explain how things work. Recent research shows that animations are not inherently effective. Their educational effectiveness depends on how the characteristics of animations interact with the psychological functioning of the learner. This book presents the first comprehensive treatment of learning with educational animation. Based on research of internationally recognized experts, it aims to clarify and integrate the major themes of current research into learning with animation. In addition, it explores requirements for the principled design of learning resources that incorporate animation. Such materials can be successful only if their design reflects principles governing how learners develop understanding when they work with animations. The overarching goal of the book is, therefore, to improve the way educational animations are designed and used within a variety of learning contexts.

Contents:

Information search and processing

Individual differences and strategies

Interactivity and learning

Instructional issues.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780521851893

0521851890

9780521617390

0521617391

OCLC:

82471055

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