The Role of Process Information in Narrations While Learning   With Animations and Static Pictures

Mohammad Mahdi Mojtahedi

doi:10.63053/ijset.8

Authors

Mohammad Mahdi Mojtahedi Department of Animation, Tehran Branch, Islamic Applied Sciences University, Tehran, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63053/ijset.8

Keywords:

Multimedia Static pictures

Abstract

The role of process information in annotating narrations used for learning with animations compared to static pictures is examined. In two experiments, seventh and eighth graders from German high schools were randomly assigned to learning environments which differed in the combination of visualization (no visualization vs. static pictures vs. animation) and type of narration (no narration vs. non-process narration vs. process narration.

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