Journal article

Authors list: Rodemer, Marc; Lindner, Marlit A.; Eckhard, Julia; Graulich, Nicole; Bernholt, Sascha

Publication year: 2022

Pages: 852-863

Journal: Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volume number: 36

Issue number: 4

ISSN: 0888-4080

eISSN: 1099-0720

Open access status: Hybrid

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3973

Publisher: Wiley

Abstract: 
In this eye-tracking experiment, we compared instructional videos with static signals, dynamic signals and no signaling in a within-subject design. We tracked eye movements from 28 undergraduate chemistry students while they were watching instructional videos about reaction mechanisms in the different signaling conditions. Further, we assessed students' cognitive load, as well as retention performance. We employed a Latin square design to control for sequencing and content effects of the instructional videos. Our data showed that dynamic signals helped students to better focus their attention to the relevant features of the representations virtually across the entire time of the video presentation. Furthermore, dynamic signals increased retention performance while they decreased extraneous cognitive load. Overall, our findings show the crucial role of pairing the signaling principle with the temporal contiguity principle in instructional videos to help students navigate through complex symbolic representations and improve their learning success.

Harvard Citation style: Rodemer, M., Lindner, M., Eckhard, J., Graulich, N. and Bernholt, S. (2022) Dynamic signals in instructional videos support students to navigate through complex representations: An eye-tracking study, Applied Cognitive Psychology, 36(4), pp. 852-863. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3973

APA Citation style: Rodemer, M., Lindner, M., Eckhard, J., Graulich, N., & Bernholt, S. (2022). Dynamic signals in instructional videos support students to navigate through complex representations: An eye-tracking study. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 36(4), 852-863. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3973