Lesson 331 of 1524
Multimedia Learning Principle
That said, it turns out the notion of “learning styles” is not actually supported by research, and in fact a large body of work suggests that everybody learns better through a combination of words and pictures.
Practice this chapterThat said, it turns out the notion of “learning styles” is not actually supported by research, and in fact a large body of work suggests that everybody learns better through a combination of words and pictures. As educators, we have all heard about or learned about “learning styles” such as visual learners vs auditory learners.
This body of work has culminated in the “Multimedia Learning Principle” which asserts that people learn better from words and pictures than from words alone (Mayer, 2022) The theory behind the Multimedia Learning Principle is related to “cognitive load.” It appears humans have separate working memory loads for our auditory and visual channels.
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What does this chapter state?
- 1That said, it turns out the notion of “learning styles” is not actually supported by research, and in fact a large body of work suggests that everybody learns better through a combination of words and pictures.
- 2That claim is the chapter’s own statement.
- 3Answer from the claim, not from where the chapter sits in the book.
Result: That said, it turns out the notion of “learning styles” is not actually supported by research, and in fact a large body of work suggests that everybody learns better through a combination of words and pictures.
Why. The sentence is taken from this chapter’s summary or key concepts.
Answer with the meaning this chapter gives. A nearby idea from the same book is a different term.
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