SOL-aligned multimedia lesson sequence: key terms with images first, then short signaled sentences¶
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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 2 studies (1 causal, 1 review),q2–q3· 0 of 2 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A lesson-level design pattern the article demonstrates with an Italian fifth-grade social-studies passage: essential information is extracted from the original text and presented across slides that (a) build prior knowledge, (b) limit text to key terms, (c) use words and pictures, (d) place printed words next to pictures, and (e) highlight key terms, following pretraining, coherence, multimedia, spatial contiguity, and signaling, with spoken words added per temporal contiguity. Linguistic complexity then increases gradually from key terms to short sentences with corresponding images and signaled key phrases.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Graphics and pictures must be instructionally relevant to the learning goal
- Spoken words must accompany images when the material is narrated (temporal contiguity)
Constraints¶
- The article presents this as a simple slideshow example usable with print and/or digital multimedia content, offered as an entry point and model rather than a tested intervention
Target Learners¶
- Emergent bilinguals at beginning through more advanced proficiency levels
Target Goals¶
- Comprehending essential academic content in a second language
- Learning the language associated with the content
Claims¶
- Pretraining Principle Increased Learning Outcomes [+M]
- Signaling Principle Increased Learning Outcomes [+M]
- A practice article reports that the studies it cites found better post-test outcomes from words with relevant pictures than from words alone, especially with spoken words [+W]
Related Patterns¶
Examples¶
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Key Sources¶
- Marjorie Ceballos, Joyce W. Nutta. (2022). Emergent Bilinguals and Multimedia Instructional Design: Applying the Science of Learning Principles to Dual Language Instruction. Education Leadership Review, 23(1). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1380081
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SOL-aligned multimedia lesson sequence: key terms with images first, then short signaled sentences |
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A lesson-level design pattern the article demonstrates with an Italian fifth-grade social-studies passage: essential information is extracted from the original text and presented across slides that (a) build prior kno... |
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