The CTML research base grew from 45 experimental comparisons and 7 principles (2001) to 201 comparisons and 15 principles (2021)¶

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q2 i? Across the three editions of Multimedia Learning, the number of experimental comparisons grew from 45 (2001) to 93 (2009) to 201 (2021), and the number of principles from 7 to 12 to 15. → Richard E. Mayer 2024

Evidence¶

Richard E. Mayer 2024¶

Richard E. Mayer. (2024). The Past, Present, and Future of the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09842-1

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Descriptive tally in Table 3 of the research base across three editions of Multimedia Learning: edition 1 (2001) lists 45 experimental comparisons and 7 principles, edition 2 (2009) lists 93 and 12, edition 3 (2021) lists 201 and 15. The text states the lab has "generate[d] 15 evidence-based principles based on more than 200 experiments".

"Starting with our first multimedia learning studies in 1989, we have been able to generate 15 evidence-based principles based on more than 200 experiments conducted by my colleagues and me."

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