Code for meta-analysis: Signaling text-picture relations in multimedia learning
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Richter, Juliane
Other kind(s) of contributor
Scheiter, Katharina
Eitel, Alexander
Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien
Abstract / Description
The signaling principle recommends emphasizing relevant aspects of a multimedia message by means of signals (e.g., color coding). We determined the effectiveness of signals that highlight correspondences between text and pictures as well as its possible boundary conditions by means of a meta-analysis. To this end, 1,060 potentially relevant articles were identified in a comprehensive search. After rating the studies based on inclusion criteria and correcting for biases, 27 studies were included into the meta-analysis yielding 45 pair-wise comparisons with N = 2,464 participants. Domain-specific prior knowledge, pacing of the materials, pictorial format, mapping requirements, and distinctiveness of signals were coded as moderators. For transfer and comprehension performance a positive small-to-medium effect size (r = 0.17, 95% CI [.11, .22]) favoring signaled multimedia material was found, which was moderated by prior knowledge. The findings support the effectiveness of the signaling principle in particular for learners with low prior knowledge.
Keyword(s)
instructional design meta-analysis multimedia learning signaling cueingPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2019-03
Publisher
PsychArchives
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Citation
Richter, J. (2019, March). Code for meta-analysis: Signaling text-picture relations in multimedia learning. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2386
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Richter, Juliane
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Other kind(s) of contributorScheiter, Katharina
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Other kind(s) of contributorEitel, Alexander
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Other kind(s) of contributorLeibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien
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PsychArchives acquisition timestamp2019-03-28T17:16:52Z
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Made available on2019-03-28T17:16:52Z
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Date of first publication2019-03
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Abstract / DescriptionThe signaling principle recommends emphasizing relevant aspects of a multimedia message by means of signals (e.g., color coding). We determined the effectiveness of signals that highlight correspondences between text and pictures as well as its possible boundary conditions by means of a meta-analysis. To this end, 1,060 potentially relevant articles were identified in a comprehensive search. After rating the studies based on inclusion criteria and correcting for biases, 27 studies were included into the meta-analysis yielding 45 pair-wise comparisons with N = 2,464 participants. Domain-specific prior knowledge, pacing of the materials, pictorial format, mapping requirements, and distinctiveness of signals were coded as moderators. For transfer and comprehension performance a positive small-to-medium effect size (r = 0.17, 95% CI [.11, .22]) favoring signaled multimedia material was found, which was moderated by prior knowledge. The findings support the effectiveness of the signaling principle in particular for learners with low prior knowledge.
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CitationRichter, J. (2019, March). Code for meta-analysis: Signaling text-picture relations in multimedia learning. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2386en
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/2018
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2386
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Language of contentengen_US
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PublisherPsychArchivesen_US
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Is referenced byhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2015.12.003
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2387
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2015.12.003
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Keyword(s)instructional design
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Keyword(s)meta-analysis
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Keyword(s)multimedia learning
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Keyword(s)signaling
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Keyword(s)cueing
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleCode for meta-analysis: Signaling text-picture relations in multimedia learningen_US
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DRO typecodeen_US
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Leibniz institute name(s) / abbreviation(s)IWM
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Leibniz subject classificationPsychologie