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A cognitive theory of multimedia learning based on three main assumptions. Meaningful learning from visual and verbal summaries of science textbook lessons. Multimedia encyclopedias have become the latest addition to students reference tools, and the world wide web is full of messages that combine words and pictures. Mayer is professor of psychology at the university of california, santa barbara. 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. Since the first edition appeared in 2005, it has shaped the field.
The cognitive theory of multimedia learning was popularized by the work of richard e. The cambridge handbook of multimedia learning 2nd ed. Mayer and other cognitive researchers who argue that multimedia supports the way that the human brain learns. People can learn more deeply from words and pictures than from words alone. Mayer, john sweller, and roxana moreno established within the scientific literature a set of multimedia instructional design principles that promote effective learning. Learning and the science of instruction wiley online books. The cambridge handbook of multimedia learning edition 2 by. The cambridge handbook of multimedia learning isbn. Pdf multimedia learning download full pdf book download. He is an internationallyrecognized expert in the application of learning psychology to design of instruction in multimedia learning environments, as well as the author of multimedia learning and the editor of the cambridge handbook of multimedia learning.
Although verbal learning offers a powerful tool, mayer explores ways of going beyond the purely verbal. In the last decade, the field of multimedia learning emerged as a coherent discipline with an accumulated research base that had never been synthesized and organized in a handbook. This seemingly simple proposition which can be called the multimedia learning hypothesis is the main focus of the cambridge handbook of multimedia learning1. He is the author of multimedia learning cambridge university press, 2001 and editor of the cambridge handbook of multimedia learning cambridge university press, 2005. Mayer is distinguished professor of psychology at the university of california, santa barbara. Nine ways to reduce cognitive load in multimedia learning richard e. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Multimedia learning assets cambridge university press.
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Mayer born 1947 is an american educational psychologist who has made significant contributions to theories of cognition and learning, especially as they relate to problem solving and the design of educational multimedia. Multimedia learning, cambridge university press 2001. An alternative to purely verbal presentations is to use multimedia presentations in which people learn from both words and picturesa situation the author calls multimedia learning. In recent years, multimedia learning, or learning from words and images, has developed into a coherent discipline with a significant research base.
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