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phenomenon > learning phenomenon > split-attention effect

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split-attention effect  

Definition

  • A learning phenomenon observed when learning is hindered if pictorial and textual sources to be integrated are spatially separated compared to spatially integrated sources and when information sources are complementary.

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  • • Pouw, W., Rop, G., de Koning, B., & Paas, F. (2019). The cognitive basis for the split-attention effect. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 148(11), 2058–2075. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000578

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Schroeder, N. L., & Cenkci, A. T. (2018). Spatial contiguity and spatial split-attention effects in multimedia learning environments: A meta-analysis. Educational Psychology Review, 30(3), 679–701. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-018-9435-9

    • Document type: meta-analysis

    • Access: closed

  • • Tarmizi, R. A., & Sweller, J. (1988). Guidance during mathematical problem solving. Journal of Educational Psychology, 80(4), 424–436. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.80.4.424

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

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