Three-theory design framework for the VFT module: constructivism, information processing, and Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning

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Description

The article states that "The concepts of learning using a VFT include the theories of constructivism, information processing and cogniti on of multime dia learning." Constructivist elements include communication columns and exploratory links so students actively construct knowledge; information processing motivates repeatable access so information moves from sensory register through short-term to long-term memory via repetition and encoding, following Gagne (1985); and Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (dual channel, limited capacity, active processing assumptions) motivates combining text, graphics, video and audio to deliver complex and abstract concepts more easily.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Multimedia elements (text, graphics, video, audio) so learners process words and pictures in parallel channels
• Repetition: the module must be re-accessible so students can extend limited short-term memory through repetition

Constraints

• The framework is the article's stated design rationale for this module; the article does not test the theories themselves

Target Learners

• Form Four (secondary) Biology students

Learning Goals

• Understanding colonization and succession concepts in mangrove ecosystems through active, multimedia-supported construction of knowledge

Claims

• Vft Mangrove Colonization Succession Module [+M]

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Key Sources

• Norbaizura HARIS & Kamisah OSMAN. (2015). The Effectiveness of a Virtual Field Trip (VFT) Module in Learning Biology. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 16(3). https://tojde.net

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title	Three-theory design framework for the VFT module: constructivism, information processing, and Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning
description	The article states that "The concepts of learning using a VFT include the theories of constructivism, information processing and cogniti on of multime dia learning." Constructivist elements include communication colum...
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