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Test-phase background screenshots reinstating the video setting as a contextual cue

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 against) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description

In Experiment 2, the video's setting was reinstated during assessment: after watching the video, participants worked on the retention and application test "while a screenshot of the authentic or the neutral setting was presented as a background". This manipulation tested whether the setting could act as a contextual cue that further improves test performance, but the article reports no evidence for context effects.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Screenshots of the video's shooting setting must be presented as the background during the retention and application test.

Constraints

  • The article found no evidence for context effects from this manipulation.

Target Learners

  • adult participants completing retention and application tests in laboratory experiments

Learning Goals

  • retention of video content
  • application of video content

Claims

Examples

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Key Sources

  • Merkt, M., Lux, S., Hoogerheide, V., van Gog, T., & Schwan, S. (2020). A Change of Scenery: Does the Setting of an Instructional Video Affect Learning? Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000414
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id test-background-screenshot-context-reinstatement
title Test-phase background screenshots reinstating the video setting as a contextual cue
description In Experiment 2, the video's setting was reinstated during assessment: after watching the video, participants worked on the retention and application test "while a screenshot of the authentic or the neutral setting wa...
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generated by process:settle-candidates on 2026-10-23
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