The Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning as Critical Framework for Humanized Verbal Instructional Messages

• In Event: RTD - Multimedia Learning

Short Description

Learners do not respond differently when they hear a computerized voice as opposed to a human voice, but they do respond to embedded cues. There is no significant difference in retention in learners within a computer based or traditional learning environment, unless the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia is the primary underlying theoretical basis for research and design. This theory promotes a personalization of an instructional message, which is central for computer based learning to become a social event.

Author

• Sara West Bechtold, University of Arizona South