14 principles of multimedia learning book

Mayers 12 principles of multimedia learning are a powerful design. The 14 principles of multimedia learning slideshare. Mayer 2009 supports his multimedia principles using a theory he refers to as the. The cambridge handbook of multimedia learning, 2nd ed. Check if you have access via personal or institutional login. Multimedia learning principles for elearning designers. Over the past few months ive been sharing a series of posts on the 7 principles of the future employee and the evolution of the employee. Mayers principles of multimedia design pitt online duration. Reder, anderson 198082 full text of textbook chapters geography, linguistics. Basic principles of multimedia learning part ii the cambridge. It examines researchbased principles to determine the most effective methods of multimedia instruction and uses cognitive theory to explain how these methods work. This book has been cited by the following publications.

The result is what mayer calls the cognitive theory of multimedia learning, a theory first developed in the first edition of multimedia learning and further developed in the cambridge handbook of multimedia learning. Principles of multimedia learning center for teaching. Email your librarian or administrator to recommend adding this book to your organisations collection. The most straightforward view is that multimedia learning occurs when a learner adds new information to memory.

Mayer adopts a constructivist view of learning in which multimedia are not simply information delivery systems, but rather cognitive aids for knowledge construction p. Pdf multimedia learning applying multimedia learning to social. He is an avid fan of mayers 12 principles of multimedia learning, and he very. I have relied on the principles espoused in this text when considering how to design. Cambridge core educational psychology multimedia learning by richard e. The instructors job is to present information to the learner, and the learners job is to receive the information. Now that weve established the cognitive psychology foundation, lets move on to summarizing each principle. In short, this book summarizes research aimed at realizing the promise of multimedia learning that is, the potential of using words and pictures together to promote human understanding. For a deeper dive into mayers principle, you can consider buying or renting the book. Principles of multimedia design chapter 14 multimedia. The number of principles has increased a little over the years, but theyre still practical, commonsense guidelines for designing effective training.