Tracing and pointing does not significantly reduce self-reported intrinsic cognitive load¶

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q3 i? Controlling for prior knowledge, intrinsic load ratings did not differ significantly between conditions, so H2 was not supported. → Yining Wang 2025

Evidence¶

Yining Wang 2025¶

Yining Wang, Kexin Han, Paul Ginns. (2025). Tracing and Pointing Support Multimedia Learning: A Cross-Cultural Replication. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10005-7

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ANCOVA on the 4-item intrinsic load scale (omega = 0.90) with self-reported prior knowledge as covariate found no significant group difference ("F(1, 81) = 1.98, p = 0.163"); equivalence was not tested.

"ANCOVA indicated the difference in self-reported intrinsic cognitive load rating reported by the tracing and pointing condition (adjusted M = 5.99) and the non-tracing and pointing condition (adjusted M = 5.29) was also not statistically significant, F(1, 81) = 1.98, p = 0.163, d = −0.30 [95% CI -∞, 0.12], thus, H2 was not supported."

Discussion¶

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