The Formation of Situation Models in Multimedia

...................................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................... iv DEDICATION .................................................................................................................... v CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 1 The Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning .............................................................. 3 Cognitive Assumptions of Multimedia Learning ........................................................ 3 Dual channels ......................................................................................................... 3 Limited working memory capacity ......................................................................... 5 Active processing ................................................................................................... 6 Limitations of the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning ....................................... 7 Forming Mental Representations .................................................................................... 8 The Importance of Situation Models ............................................................................. 10 Situation Models and False Memories .......................................................................... 14 An Approach for Understanding Situation Models, Memory, and Multimedia ........... 16 Overview of the Experiments ........................................................................................ 19 CHAPTER 2: EXPERIMENT 1 ....................................................................................... 21 Hypotheses .................................................................................................................... 22 Correct Recall ............................................................................................................ 22 Session (Day 1 and 2) ........................................................................................... 22 Presentation (Text-Only, Pictures-Only, vs. Text-Pictures) ................................. 23 Session X Presentation ......................................................................................... 23 Elaborations ............................................................................................................... 24 Session (Day 1 and 2) ........................................................................................... 24