Applying learning theory to the design of web-based instruction

Content and Complexity: Information Design in Technical Communication

Volumn 9781410607409, Issue , 2014, Pages 103-128

  Feinberg, Susan ^a   Murphy, Margaret ^a   Duda, John ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

LEARNING THEORY; WEB-BASED INSTRUCTIONS;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 68149156314     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410607409     Document Type: Chapter

References (31)

1. Baddeley, A. (1992). Working memory. Science, 255,556-559.
2. Baecker, R., Grudin, J., Buxton, W., & Greenberg, S. (1995). Readings in human-computer interaction: Toward the year 2000.San Francisco: Morgan Kaufmann.
3. Bevirt, B. (1996). Designing hypertext navigation tools. Digital Information Group, National Center for Atmospheric Research web site: www.sch/ucar/dig/brainb/design/navtool.p.html.
4. Chandler, P., (1995). Is conventional computer instruction ineffective for learning? www.penta2.ufrgs.br/edu/telelab/6Zchandler.htm.
5. Chandler, P., & Sweller, J. (1991). Cognitive load theory and the format of instruction. Cognition and Instruction,8(4), 293-332.
6. Chandler, P., & Sweller, J. (1992). The split attention effect as a factor in the design of instruction. British Journal of Education Psychology, 62, 233-246.
7. Chandler, P., & Sweller, J. (1996). Cognitive load while learning to use a computer program. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 10,151-170.
8. Cooper, G. (1990). Cognitive load theory as an aid for instructional design. Australian Journal of Educational Technology,6(2), 108-113.
9. Cooper, G. (1998). Research into cognitive load theory and instructional design at the University of New South Wales. www.arts.unsw.edu.au/education/CLT NeT Aug 97.html.
10. Dumas, J., & Redish, J. (1994). A practical guide to usability testing. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
11. Gould, J. (1988). How to design usable systems. In M. Helander, (Ed.), Handbook of Human-Computer Interaction(pp. 757-789). North-Holland: Elsevier.
12. Jeung, H., Chandler, P., & Sweller, J. (1997). The role of visual indicators in dual sensory mode instruction. Educational Psychology,17(3), 329-343.
13. Kalyuga, S, Chandler, P., & Sweller, J. (1999). Managing split-attention and redundancy inmultimedia instruction. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 13,351-371.
14. Marcus, A. (1990). Principles of effective visual communication for graphical user interfacedesign. Excerpt from Baecker et al., HCI: 2000,425-441.
15. Mayer, R. & Anderson, R. (1991). Animations need narrations: An experimental test of a dual-coding hypothesis. Journal of Educational Psychology, 83, 484-490.
16. Miller, G. A. (1956). The magical number seven plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information. Psychological Review, 63, 81-97.
17. Mirel, B. (1998). Visualizations for data exploration and analysis: A critical review of usability research. Technical Communication, 45(4), 491-509.
18. Mountford, S. J. (1990). Tools and techniques for creative design, Excerpt from Baecker et al., HCI: 2000, 128-141.
19. Mousavi, S., Low, R., & Sweller, J. (1995). Reducing cognitive load by mixing auditory and visual presentation modes. Journal of Educational Psychology, 87, 319-334.
20. Nielsen, J. (1995). Guidelines for multimedia on the web. Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox, www.useit.com/alertbox/9512.html.
21. Nielsen, J. (1997). How users read on the web. Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox, www.useit.com/alertbox/9710.html.
22. Norman, D. (1986). Cognitive engineering. In D. A. Norman and S. W. Draper, User-centered system design: New perspectives in humancomputer interaction. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
23. Penney, C. (1989). Modality effects and the structure of short-term verbal memory. Memory and Cognition, 17, 398-422.
24. Rubin, J. (1994) Handbook of usability testing. How to plan, design, and conduct effective tests.New York: Wiley.
25. Sano, D. (1996).Designing large-scale web sites: A visual methodology, New York: Wiley.
26. Simon, H. (1974). How big is a chunk? Science, 183, 482-488.
27. Sweller, J., Chandler, P., Tierney, P., & Cooper, G. (1990). Cognitive load as a factor in the structuring of technical material. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 119, 176-192.
28. Sweller, J. (1994). Cognitive load theory, learning difficulty and instructional design. Learning and Instruction, 4, 295-312.
29. Tindall-Ford, S., Chandler, P., & Sweller, J. (1997). When two sensory modes are better than one. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2(4), 257-287.
30. Virzi, R. (1992). Refining the test phase of usability evaluation: How many subjects is enough? Human Factors,34(4), 457-468.
31. Williams, R., & Tollett, J. (1998). The non-designer’s design book. Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press.