Does Multimodal Presentation Encourage Integration of Multimedia Materials? A Pilot Study

摘要

Presenting instructional materials with a mixture of media increases the likelihood that people will learn the information. The hypothesis of this study is that these learning benefits are primarily the result of multimedia supporting the integration of instructional materials. For instance, replacing text with narrations improves learning (the modality effect) by taking advantage of humans' ability to perceive visual and auditory inputs simultaneously, allowing faster processing and aiding efficient integration of multimedia instructional materials. To test this hypothesis, study time will be manipulated to see if it influences the modality effect when verbal materials accompany visual images. This paper outlines results of a pilot study, study results will be presented at the conference.