E-Learning and the science of instruction : proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning / Ruth Colvin Clark and Richard E. Mayer

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-307) and index

e-Learning: Promise and Pitfalls -- The e-Learning Bandwagon -- What Is e-Learning? -- e-Learning Development Process -- Two Types of e-Learning Goals: Inform and Perform -- Is e-Learning Better? Media Comparison Research -- What Makes e-Learning Unique -- e-Learning: The Pitfalls -- What Is Good e-Courseware? -- Three Types of e-Learning -- e-Learning to Support Human Learning Processes -- How People Learn from E-Courses -- How Do People Learn? -- How e-Lessons Affect Human Learning -- What Is Good Research? -- Applying the Multimedia Principle: Use Words and Graphics Rather Than Words Alone -- Multimedia Principle: Include Both Words and Graphics -- Psychological Reasons for the Multimedia Principle -- Evidence for Using Words and Pictures -- Applying the Contiguity Principle: Place Corresponding Words and Graphics Near Each Other -- Contiguity Principle: Place Printed Words Near Corresponding Graphics -- Psychological Reasons for the Contiguity Principle -- Evidence for Presenting Words at the Same Time as Corresponding Graphics -- Applying the Modality Principle: Present Words as Audio Narration Rather Than Onscreen Text -- Modality Principle: Present Words as Speech Rather Than Onscreen Text -- Psychological Reasons for the Modality Principle -- Evidence for Using Spoken Rather Than Printed Text -- Applying the Redundancy Principle: Presenting Words in Both Text and Audio Narration Can Hurt Learning -- Redundancy Principle One: Avoid Presenting Words as Narration and Identical Text in the Presence of Graphics

"Written for e-learning consumers and designers, novice and seasoned alike, this essential resource will be your guide to building successful multimedia programs for years to come."--Jacket