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The Multiple Representation Principle in Multimedia Learning

AINSWORTH, SHAARON

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© Cambridge University Press 2005, 2014. This chapter argues that to understand the ways that multiple representations should be designed to support learning, we need to consider the pedagogical functions that they play alongside their structural form. Multiple representations play a complementary role when learners exploit differences in computational properties or information by switching between representations and selecting the appropriate representation for the task at hand. Constraining benefits can be achieved when we support learners’ understanding of a second representation by relating it to a familiar representation. Learners can gain deeper understanding when they abstract over multiple representations to achieve insight into the nature of the representations and the domain. This chapters reviews studies that have used multiple representations for these purposes and identifies some of the circumstances that infiuence the effectiveness of using multiple representations in these ways.

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AINSWORTH, S. (2014). The Multiple Representation Principle in Multimedia Learning. The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning 2nd edition (464-486). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139547369.024

Online Publication Date Aug 1, 2014
Publication Date 2014
Deposit Date Jun 27, 2018
Publicly Available Date Feb 19, 2019
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 464-486
Book Title The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning 2nd edition
ISBN 9781107035201
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139547369.024
Keywords process constraints; performance dashboard; prompts; scaffolds; scientific discovery learning; multimedia learning; cognitive theory; guided discovery principle; heuristics
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1101253
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139547369
Related Public URLs https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Cvw6BAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA464&dq=multiple+representation+principle+in+multimedia+ainsworth&ots=HuTcVbwYYR&sig=8gOnOf1N3IR8x3-YF6K5C4azR3c&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=multiple%20representation%20principle%20in%20multimedia%20ainsworth&f=false
Contract Date Mar 12, 2014

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