EDTEC 544 - Chapter 8

Question 1

Most important recommendation (The Coherence Principle)

Answer 1

Keep the lesson uncluttered

Question 2

Coherence Principle 1

Answer 2

Avoid e-Lessons with Extraneous Audio

Question 3

Why avoid extraneous audio?

Answer 3

Students learn more with less audio - less of a cognitive load.

Question 4

Coherence Principle 2

Answer 4

Avoid e-Lessons with Extraneous Graphics

Question 5

Why avoid extraneous graphics?

Answer 5

They can distract & disrupt the learning process.

Question 6

Coherence Principle 3

Answer 6

Avoid e-Lessons with Extraneous Words

Question 7

Why avoid extraneous words?

Answer 7

May result in poorer learning (distraction)

Question 8

Types of extraneous words

Answer 8

Words added for:

1. interest
2. elaboration
3. technical depth

Question 9

What is weeding

Answer 9

Editing

Question 10

What are seductive details?

Answer 10

Interesting but irrelevant material added to a multimedia presentation in an effort to spice it up.

Question 11

Distraction

Answer 11

Guide the learner’s attention away from relevant material toward irrelevant material

Question 12

Disruption

Answer 12

Irrelevant material stand in the way of linking pieces or relevant material.

Question 13

Seduction

Answer 13

Priming inappropriate existing knowledge to organize incoming content.

Question 14

Signaling

Answer 14

Use of headings, bold, italics, underlining, capital letters, larger font, color etc. to draw the learner’s attention to specific parts of a display or page.