Is Redundancy Effective for Learning With Visual Presentations? Reexamining the Redundancy Effect! A Work in Progress (Poster 24)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session 1
  In Poster Session: Research on the Complexity of Learning Environments (San Diego)

Abstract

Redundancy effect is the concurrent presentation of information from more than one source, each source understood without reference to the other. This meta-analysis examined the redundancy effects in multimedia materials on students’ learning outcomes of transfer and retention. After a comprehensive search for literature and application of inclusion criteria, a total of 52 independent studies were extracted, 13 of which were randomly selected in this work-in-progress. The results show statistically significant difference on retention for students who learned from redundant presentations than those who learned from non-redundant presentation. But no statistical difference was observed on transfer for both groups. Overall, students learn better with redundant information. The effects of presentation, contextual, and methodological features on redundancy effect were also examined

Authors

• Adurangba Victor Oje, University of Georgia

• Olanrewaju Paul Olaogun, University of Georgia

• Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia