TY - JOUR
T1 - Learning from observing hands in static and animated versions of non-manipulative tasks
AU - Castro-Alonso, Juan Cristobal
AU - Ayres, Paul
AU - Paas, Fred
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Recent evidence suggests that for highly transient information, instructional animations only provide a learning benefit compared to static presentations for object manipulation tasks. This study continued the research into animation–static comparisons by investigating whether showing static pictures of hands would have a positive impact on the non-manipulative tasks of memorizing arrays of abstract symbols. University students were randomly assigned to conditions according to 2 (hands: no-hands vs. with-hands) × 2 (presentation: statics vs. animation) factorial designs. The level of transient information was manipulated across experiments by increasing the number of symbols from 9 in Experiment 1 to 12 in Experiment 2. Results showed that for the most transient task the static presentation was superior to the animated format. Most importantly, significant interactions revealed that the effectiveness of static presentations was enhanced by showing the static hands, whereas the effectiveness of animations was reduced by showing these hands.
AB - Recent evidence suggests that for highly transient information, instructional animations only provide a learning benefit compared to static presentations for object manipulation tasks. This study continued the research into animation–static comparisons by investigating whether showing static pictures of hands would have a positive impact on the non-manipulative tasks of memorizing arrays of abstract symbols. University students were randomly assigned to conditions according to 2 (hands: no-hands vs. with-hands) × 2 (presentation: statics vs. animation) factorial designs. The level of transient information was manipulated across experiments by increasing the number of symbols from 9 in Experiment 1 to 12 in Experiment 2. Results showed that for the most transient task the static presentation was superior to the animated format. Most importantly, significant interactions revealed that the effectiveness of static presentations was enhanced by showing the static hands, whereas the effectiveness of animations was reduced by showing these hands.
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2014.07.005
U2 - 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2014.07.005
DO - 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2014.07.005
M3 - Article
SN - 0959-4752
VL - 34
SP - 11
EP - 21
JO - Learning and Instruction
JF - Learning and Instruction
ER -