Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning
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Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning
Chapter 3 of Handbook of Multimedia Learning, Mayer (Ed) 2005
Mayer's reasoning about multimedia learning centers around the idea that if you present a combination of words and pictures that students will use both of their dual channels for receiving information. Then the brain will actively combine these messages to produce greater understanding.
The instructional message is the "communication containing words and pictures intended to foster learning"
