Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Animation; Computer animation; Illusion; Learning – Research; Memory; Multimedia; Understanding; Visual learning
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Education
Learning With Animation And The Illusion Of Understanding, Eugene Sam Paik
Learning With Animation And The Illusion Of Understanding, Eugene Sam Paik
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
A controlled experiment was conducted on the effects of two types of animation - motion and highlighting - on learning. The treatment consisted of a 3.5 minute multimedia presentation that described the workings of a flushing toilet tank. A 2x2 factorial design ({motion, no-motion} x {highlight, no-highlight}) was employed with two dependent measures of learning (retention and transfer). Participants consisted of 65 undergraduates. Highlighting animation had a positive effect on both retention and transfer while motion animation had a negative effect on transfer. No significant interaction was detected between motion and highlighting.
In addition, the experiment tested the illusion of …