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This article presents a review of the literature multimedia learning in science. It is no small matter that teachers value using technology, more specifically multimedia in teaching. But this interest falls far short when it comes to application....

Abstract: This study was designed primarily to examine the effect of metacognitive scaffolding through the use of web-prompts in order to support critical thinking about web content. Fifty-eight students from a southwestern university participated...

This study was designed primarily to examine the effect of color and organization of text as a scaffolding measure. These were done by giving participants an online chapter to study and were then tested on the chapter for recall and application. One ...

Abstract: This study examined the attitudinal difference in the way gender affects critical thinking while making use of metacognitive scaffolding through web-prompts. Fifty-eight students from a southwestern university participated in the study....

This study will focus on the effects of contiguity and concreteness of chemical element names on learning the chemical Periodic Table in a computer-based environment. Participants will be randomly assigned to three versions of a computerized...

This study will focus on the effects of map display and concreteness of location-names on learning geographical maps in a computer-based environment. Participants will be randomly assigned to six versions of a computerized geographical map created...

In two experiments we investigated the effects of temporal and spatial contiguity on learning from a computer-based geographic map and associated text. In Experiment 1, participants were randomly assigned to conditions that presented text either...