T70 D&D: Text Box Effectiveness in Instructional Materials

• In Event: Roundtables - Friday
  In Roundtable Session: Roundtables II - D&D

Short Description

This session will present findings from an empirical study on the text box effectiveness in written instructional text as it relates to cognitive load and immediate post-test performance. A sample population of undergraduates (N = 64) read a hardcopy text about transportation technology. Results indicated that designers could use text boxes with redundant and non-redundant content consisting of examples, case studies, and supplemental information into written instructional materials without affecting immediate post-test performance or incurring extraneous cognitive load.

Authors

• SAMUEL GILSON, OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY

• Alan Reid, Coastal Carolina University

• Gary Morrison, Old Dominion University