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This paper provides an overview of studies of the effects of learner prior knowledge on multimedia learning and describes new approaches to building learner-adapted multimedia environments based on those findings. On many occasions, multimedia...

The paper describes a study on applying dynamic online evaluation of efficiency of learner performance for individualizing e-learning. The suggested adaptive methodology for adjusting e-learning as learners gain knowledge is based on combining rapid ...

Expertise reversal effect relates to the interactions between levels of learner prior knowledge and effectiveness of different instructional techniques and procedures. Designs and techniques that are effective with low-knowledge learners can lose...

According to the modality effect, textual information accompanying pictures, animations, or simulations should be presented in an auditory rather than visual form. Within a cognitive load framework, the modality effect is explained by a more...

In this paper, we illustrate a cognitive-based model of instructional design with particular reference to educational animations. The practically-orientated model is an adaptation of Cognitive Load Theory to a real-world design scenario whereby an...