The history of technological innovations in education has many examples of failed high expectations. To avoid becoming another one, current multimedia ICT tools need to be designed in accordance with how the human mind works. There are well established characteristics of its architecture that should be taken into account when evaluating, selecting, and using educational technology. This paper s...

This article provides a tutorial overview of cognitive architectures that can form a theoretical foundation for designing multimedia instruction. Cognitive architectures include a description of memory stores, memory codes, and cognitive operations. Architectures that are relevant to multimedia learning include Paivio’s dual coding theory, Baddeley’s working memory model, Engelkamp’s multimodal...

In this paper we present a small-scale study investigating the use of the MicroWorlds Pro multimedia programming environment as an authoring tool for constructing models, simulations and multimedia applications with students of Senior High School. We implemented the cross-thematic educational scenario “Free fall simulation development” as an open and flexible framework for activities in actual ...

The focus of this paper is on the use of multimedia representations in the online lesson. The information presented here may be of interest to online instructors with varied levels of experience, yet it is geared more toward those who are new to online teaching. A central feature of this paper is the importance of the lesson plan, which can include identification of how multimedia will be used ...

Multimedia plays a vital role in both learning systems and the actual education process. However, currently used presentation software is often not optimized and generates a great deal of clutter on the screen. Furthermore, there is often insufficient space on a single display, leading to the division of content. These limitations generally increase cognitive load. In this research, a multi-dis...

This study aimed to determine the completeness and characteristics of digital instructional materials on students engagement performance Grade 11 in Empowerment Technologies. Particularly, researcher attempted level components terms objectives, learning content, activities assessment evaluation. The also determined multimedia, interactive, accessibility, flexibility. It was asked answer concept...

Most academic learning situations involve multimedia since students encounter words and graphics, ranging from encyclopedias to online educational games textbooks. Multimedia has become increasingly used help cognition. As technology advances, educators are required be more creative when creating devices. Teachers lecturers need develop an instructional design that can address the needs of stud...