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Multimedia Learning Load

Multimedia Learning Load is a cognitive load construct that refers to the total mental effort imposed on a learner’s working memory during the processing of integrated verbal and visual information in multimedia instructional environments.

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2017–2026

33

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Nine Ways to Reduce Cognitive Load in Multimedia Learning

Richard E. Mayer, Roxana Moreno · Educational Psychologist · 2003 · 4.1K citations

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Cognitive constraints on multimedia learning: When presenting more material results in less understanding.

Richard E. Mayer, Julie Heiser, Steve Lonn · Journal of Educational Psychology · 2001 · 1K citations

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Direct Measurement of Cognitive Load in Multimedia Learning

Roland Brünken, Jan L. Plass, Detlev Leutner · Educational Psychologist · 2003 · 885 citations

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When learning is just a click away: Does simple user interaction foster deeper understanding of multimedia messages?

Richard E. Mayer, Paul Chandler · Journal of Educational Psychology · 2001 · 694 citations

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Decreasing Cognitive Load for Novice Students: Effects of Explanatory versus Corrective Feedback in Discovery-Based Multimedia

Roxana Moreno · Instructional Science · 2004 · 618 citations

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Authors

225

  1. RE
    Richard E. Mayer

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    9 publications · 6.8K citations

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  2. RB
    Roland Brünken

    Saarland University, Germany

    8 publications · 1.9K citations

    8

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  3. RM
    Roxana Moreno

    University of New Mexico, United States

    5 publications · 5.3K citations

    5

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  4. DL
    Detlev Leutner

    University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

    4 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. BP
    Babette Park

    Saarland University, Germany

    4 publications · 328 citations

    4

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Institutions

122

  1. Saarland University

    Saarbrücken, Germany

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    913 citations

  2. University of Erfurt

    Erfurt, Germany

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    3.4K citations

  3. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    401 citations

  4. California Department of Education

    Sacramento, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    6.1K citations

  5. New York University

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    155 citations

  7. Open University of the Netherlands

    Heerlen, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    1.9K citations

  8. Anadolu University

    Eskişehir, Türkiye

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    122 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Educational Psychology

    10 publications · 2.5K citations

    10

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  2. Applied Cognitive Psychology

    ACP · 4 publications · 339 citations

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  3. British Journal of Educational Technology

    BJET · 4 publications · 244 citations

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  4. Computers in Human Behavior

    4 publications · 733 citations

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  5. Educational Technology Research and Development

    ETRD · 4 publications · 593 citations

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