Reducing extraneous cognitive load is not a significant moderator of drawing support effects on comprehension¶
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q3 i? Reduction of extraneous cognitive load did not significantly moderate the effect of drawing support on comprehension (Q(1) = 0.00, p = 0.976). → Detlev Leutner · Johanna Biele 2025
Evidence¶
Detlev Leutner · Johanna Biele 2025¶
Detlev Leutner · Johanna Biele. (2025). Without Integration, Everything Is Nothing: A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Instructional Support for Drawing-to-Learn. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10067-7
q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r?
Moderator analysis of comprehension outcomes in the random-effects meta-analysis; Hypothesis 2 was rejected. No effect size is printed for this moderator contrast, only the homogeneity test statistic.
"reduction of extraneous cognitive load (support including/not including the reduction of ECL as a potential impact on cognitive processing) turned out to be a non-significant moderator of the effect of drawing support on students' comprehension, Q(1) = 0.00, p = 0.976"
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Working Memory — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it
Related Claims¶
- Increasing germane cognitive load is not a significant moderator of drawing support effects on comprehension — related
- Cognitive Load Reduction Improves Learning — related
- Adding equations to tree diagrams reduced cognitive load but did not improve learning outcomes — related
- Germane cognitive load is reformulated as redistributing working memory resources from extraneous to intrinsic processing rather than adding to total load — related
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Reducing extraneous cognitive load is not a significant moderator of drawing support effects on comprehension |
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Reducing extraneous cognitive load is not a significant moderator of drawing support effects on comprehension |
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