EDTEC 544 – Chapter 4

Question 1

Applying the multimedia principle

Answer 1

Use words and graphics rather than words alone

Question 2

The multimedia principle

Answer 2

Include both words and graphics

Question 3

Decorative graphics

Answer 3

Graphics that decorate the page. Aesthetics or humor

Question 4

Representational graphics

Answer 4

Visuals that illustrate the appearance of an object

Question 5

Relational graphics

Answer 5

Visuals that summarize quantitative relationships

Question 6

Organizational graphics

Answer 6

Organize the material or show qualitative relationships among content

Question 7

Interpretive graphics

Answer 7

Visuals that make intangible phenomena visible and concrete

Question 8

Transformational graphics

Answer 8

Visuals that illustrate changes in time or over space

Question 9

Facts

Answer 9

Unique information such as applications screens, forms or data

Useful graphic types: representational, organizational

Question 10

Concepts

Answer 10

Categories of objects events or symbols noted by a single name

Useful graphic types: representational, organizational, interpretive

Question 11

Process

Answer 11

The description of how something works

Useful graphic types: transformational, interpretive, relational

Question 12

Procedure

Answer 12

A series of steps resulting in completion of a task

Useful graphic types: transformational

Question 13

Principle

Answer 13

Guidelines the result in completion of a task; caused-and-effect relationships

Useful graphic types: transformational, interpretive

Question 14

The multimedia effect

Answer 14

People learn more deeply from words and graphics afterwords alone

Question 15

The expertise reversal effect

Answer 15

Instructional supports that help low knowledge learners may not help high knowledge learners