Display-based competence: towards user models for menu-driven interfaces
International Journal of Man-Machine Studies
A representational analysis of relational information displays
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
The invisible computer
The Architecture of Cognition
Breaking the Rules of Direct Manipulation
INTERACT '97 Proceedings of the IFIP TC13 Interantional Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Developing interactive multimedia Learning Objects using QuickTime
Computers in Human Behavior
The effects of text structure and prior knowledge of the learner on computer-based learning
Computers in Human Behavior
Relative effectiveness of animated and static diagrams: An effect of learner prior knowledge
Computers in Human Behavior
The evolution of multimedia sound
Computers & Education
Promoting active learning: the role of system structure in learning from hypertext
Human-Computer Interaction
Analyzing human-computer interaction as distributed cognition: the resources model
Human-Computer Interaction
Computers in Human Behavior
E-training: Can young and older users be accommodated with the same interface?
Computers & Education
Review: Integrating cognitive load theory and concepts of human-computer interaction
Computers in Human Behavior
Adaptive diagrams: Handing control over to the learner to manage split-attention online
Computers & Education
Computers in Human Behavior
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In the wake of the information explosion and rapidly progressing technology [Mayer, R. E. (2001). Multimedia learning. Cambridge: University Press] formulated a theory that focused on human cognition, rather than technology capacity and features. By measuring the effect of cognitive individual differences and display design manipulations on performance, the current research evaluates the impact of multimedia combinations on college student transfer test performance. Results indicated that multimedia combination accounted for variance in transfer test scores beyond the impact of relevant cognitive individual differences. Findings demonstrated that text positioning and motion distraction accounted for the inferiority of transfer test performance in certain multimedia conditions. Research yields support for the notion that display design can split attention, increase cognitive load, and reduce transfer learning. Key design principles must be evaluated further before prescriptive guidelines for educational multimedia can be solidified.