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Enhancing the Effectiveness of Educational Hypermedia: A Cognitive Load Approach

Enhancing the Effectiveness of Educational Hypermedia: A Cognitive Load Approach
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Author(s): Anne-Marie Singh (University of New South Wales, Australia)and Slava Kalyuga (University of New South Wales, Australia)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 23
Source title: Handbook of Research on 3-D Virtual Environments and Hypermedia for Ubiquitous Learning
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Francisco Milton Mendes Neto (Federal Rural University of the Semiarid Region, Brazil), Rafael de Souza (Federal Rural University of the Semiarid Region, Brazil)and Alex Sandro Gomes (Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0125-1.ch016

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Abstract

With advancement in technology, hypermedia learning environments are becoming more common in education. Such environments present the multiple representations of information in a non-linear and non-sequential format, allowing the learners to enhance their retention and transfer of knowledge by selecting and sequencing their learning paths. Research into expert-novice differences has suggested that learner prior knowledge has major implications for learning. This chapter considers the role of learner prior knowledge in enhancing the effectiveness of hypermedia learning from a cognitive load perspective. Cognitive load theory is an instructional theory that investigates instructional means of managing limitations of human cognitive system, primarily processing limitations of working memory. The chapter reviews recent studies of cognitive load theory-generated techniques for learners with different levels of prior knowledge and relevant research in hypermedia learning. The chapter concludes with evidence-based recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of educational hypermedia.

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