Segmentation improves learning from dynamic visualizations, but because studies always used pauses, whether the pause's processing time or its segment-end signal drives the effect is unclear¶
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q2 i? The segmentation effect literature shows studies have always incorporated pauses between segments, so the cause of the positive effect is not entirely clear. → Tamara van Gog & Fred Paas & John Sweller 2010
q2 i? The effect may be due to the time the pause provides for essential processing, the signal that a segment has ended, or both. → Tamara van Gog & Fred Paas & John Sweller 2010
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Tamara van Gog & Fred Paas & John Sweller 2010¶
Tamara van Gog & Fred Paas & John Sweller. (2010). Cognitive Load Theory: Advances in Research on Worked Examples, Animations, and Cognitive Load Measurement. Educ Psychol Rev (2010) 22:375–378. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-010-9145-4
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The review reports, citing Spanjers et al. (2010), that segmentation studies "have thus far always incorporated pauses between segments", confounding processing time with the segment-end signal; no effect sizes are printed.
"Spanjers et al. (2010) review the literature on the segmentation effect, which shows that studies have thus far always incorporated pauses between segments. They point out that as a consequence, the cause of the positive effect of segmentation is not entirely clear"
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Related Claims¶
- Segmenting complex dynamic visualizations into pieces with pauses improves learning outcomes, especially transfer performance, at least for novices, compared with non-segmented presentations — related
- Segmenting video into short pieces or click-forward pauses supports student engagement and learning from video — related
- Segmenting Improves Multimedia Learning — related
- Letting learners pace instruction helped on complex material in one experiment, while learner control in general showed almost no effect across 18 studies — related
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Segmentation improves learning from dynamic visualizations, but because studies always used pauses, whether the pause's processing time or its segment-end signal drives the effect is unclear |
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Segmentation improves learning from dynamic visualizations, but because studies always used pauses, whether the pause's processing time or its segment-end signal drives the effect is unclear |
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