Animation is overall beneficial to retention compared with static graphics in multimedia instruction about dynamic systems¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2010 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Learners studying with animated graphics showed better retention than learners studying with static graphics, overall across conditions. → Rebetez 2010

Evidence¶

Rebetez 2010¶

Rebetez, C., Betrancourt, M., Sangin, M., & Dillenbourg, P. (2010). Learning from animation enabled by collaboration. Instructional Science, 38(5), 471–485. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-009-9117-6

q3 · i? · causal · r?

The authors report findings from their three-factor between-subjects experiment on multimedia instruction about dynamic systems; the article states that "animation was overall beneficial to retention". No effect size or test statistic is printed in the available text, so the magnitude is not coded.

"The findings indicate that animation was overall beneficial to retention, while for transfer, only learners studying collaboratively benefited from animated over static graphics."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Animation produces a small overall learning advantage over static graphics in multimedia instruction — related
• For transfer, only learners studying collaboratively benefited from animated over static graphics — related
• The animation advantage is largest when instruction includes no accompanying text — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• The animation advantage is larger when the animation is system-paced — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• The animation advantage is larger when animation is coupled with auditory commentary — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Prior research failed to find clear evidence that animated graphics improve comprehension over static graphics — reports the opposite
• Animations can be superior to static graphics for learning tasks involving human motor movement — related