Keyword

split-attention effect

Description: A cognitive learning effect in which learners must divide attention between separate but related sources of instructional information.

Primary topic: Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (72%)

Wikidata ID: wiki/Q1745265

OpenAlex ID: keywords/split-attention-effect

A split-attention effect in multimedia learning: Evidence for dual processing systems in working memory.

1998 · Richard E. Mayer, Roxana Moreno · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1,314

Reducing cognitive load by mixing auditory and visual presentation modes.

1995 · Seyed Yaghoub Mousavi, Renae Low, et al. · Journal of Educational Psychology · 994

Managing split-attention and redundancy in multimedia instruction

1999 · Slava Kalyuga, Paul Chandler, et al. · Applied Cognitive Psychology · 932

The Split‐attention Effect as a Factor in the Design of Instruction

1992 · PAUL CHANDLER, JOHN SWELLER · British Journal of Educational Psychology · 766

The Split-Attention Principle in Multimedia Learning

2005 · Paul Ayres, John Sweller · Cambridge University Press eBooks · 526

Explaining the split-attention effect: Is the reduction of extraneous cognitive load accompanied by an increase in germane cognitive load?

2009 · Gabriele Cierniak, Katharina Scheiter, et al. · Computers in Human Behavior · 412

Integrating information: A meta-analysis of the spatial contiguity and temporal contiguity effects

2006 · Paul Ginns · Learning and Instruction · 401

The Modality Principle in Multimedia Learning

2005 · Renae Low, John Sweller · Cambridge University Press eBooks · 277

Five Strategies for Optimizing Instructional Materials: Instructor- and Learner-Managed Cognitive Load

2021 · Juan C. Castro-Alonso, Bjorn B. de Koning, et al. · Educational Psychology Review · 211

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Cognitive Load and Learner Expertise: Split-Attention and Redundancy Effects in Reading with Explanatory Notes

1998 · Alexander Seeshing Yeung, Putai Jin, et al. · Contemporary Educational Psychology · 207

Factors Influencing the Use of Captions by Foreign Language Learners: An Eye‐Tracking Study

2013 · Paula Winke, Susan Gass, et al. · Modern Language Journal · 200

Uncovering cognitive processes: Different techniques that can contribute to cognitive load research and instruction

2009 · Tamara van Gog, Liesbeth Kester, et al. · Computers in Human Behavior · 194

Learning to Solve Compare Word Problems: The Effect of Example Format and Generating Self-Explanations

1998 · Wangari Mwangi, John Sweller · Cognition and Instruction · 150

What contributes to the split-attention effect? The role of text segmentation, picture labelling, and spatial proximity

2009 · Mareike Florax, Rolf Ploetzner · Learning and Instruction · 145

Split-attention and redundancy effects on mobile learning in physical environments

2011 · Tzu-Chien Liu, Yi-Chun Lin, et al. · Computers & Education · 138

Just-in-time information presentation and the acquisition of complex cognitive skills

2001 · Liesbeth Kester, Paul A Kirschner, et al. · Computers in Human Behavior · 117

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Cognitive load effects in a primary-school geometry task

1993 · Janette Bobis, John Sweller, et al. · Learning and Instruction · 103

Some Conditions under Which Integrated Computer-Based Training Software Can Facilitate Learning

1996 · Narciso Cerpa, Paul Chandler, et al. · Journal of Educational Computing Research · 99

Attention, Working Memory, and Long-Term Memory in Multimedia Learning: An Integrated Perspective Based on Process Models of Working Memory

2013 · Judith Schweppe, Ralf Rummer · Educational Psychology Review · 98

Cognitive load and the imagination effect

2004 · Wayne Leahy, John Sweller · Applied Cognitive Psychology · 97

The use of computer-based collaborative knowledge mapping to measure team processes and team outcomes

1999 · G.K.W.K. Chung, H.F. O'Neil, et al. · Computers in Human Behavior · 89

Instructional Visualizations, Cognitive Load Theory, and Visuospatial Processing

2019 · Juan C. Castro-Alonso, Paul Ayres, et al. · Springer eBooks · 81

Just-in-time, schematic supportive information presentation during cognitive skill acquisition

2005 · Liesbeth Kester, Chris Lehnen, et al. · Computers in Human Behavior · 78

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Cognitive load theory and music instruction

2007 · Paul Owens, John Sweller · Educational Psychology · 75

Field dependence–independence and instructional-design effects on learners’ performance with a computer-modeling tool

2009 · Charoula Angeli, Nicos Valanides, et al. · Computers in Human Behavior · 68

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