Benefits of taking a virtual field trip in immersive virtual reality: Evidence for the immersion principle in multimedia learning

G Makransky, RE Mayer - Educational Psychology Review, 2022 - Springer
This study describes and investigates the immersion principle in multimedia learning. A
sample of 102 middle school students took a virtual field trip to Greenland via a head …

Thirty years of research on online learning

RE Mayer - Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a personal account of developments in research on online learning
over the past 30 years. Research on how to design online instruction represents an example …

[HTML][HTML] Signaling in virtual reality influences learning outcome and cognitive load

P Albus, A Vogt, T Seufert - Computers & Education, 2021 - Elsevier
Virtual reality (VR) learning environments are highly visual and need instructional aid to help
the learner. Presenting too much visual information can impair selection and organization …

A systematic review of eye tracking research on multimedia learning

E Alemdag, K Cagiltay - Computers & Education, 2018 - Elsevier
This study provides a current systematic review of eye tracking research in the domain of
multimedia learning. The particular aim of the review is to explore how cognitive processes …

[HTML][HTML] Taking the next step with generative artificial intelligence: The transformative role of multimodal large language models in science education

A Bewersdorff, C Hartmann, M Hornberger… - Learning and Individual …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Large Language Model
(LLM)-based systems, in education has shown promise in enhancing teaching and learning …

The theory of immersive collaborative learning (TICOL)

G Makransky, GB Petersen - Educational Psychology Review, 2023 - Springer
The need to virtually collaborate across distributed locations has drastically increased.
Developments such as the COVID-19 pandemic and new IT platforms like the metaverse …

Five strategies for optimizing instructional materials: Instructor-and learner-managed cognitive load

JC Castro-Alonso, BB de Koning, L Fiorella… - Educational Psychology …, 2021 - Springer
Researchers of cognitive load theory and the cognitive theory of multimedia learning have
identified several strategies to optimize instructional materials. In this review article we focus …

[BOOK][B] Applied attention theory

CD Wickens, JS McCarley, RS Gutzwiller - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Applied Attention Theory, Second Edition provides details concerning the relevance of all
aspects of attention to the world beyond the laboratory. Topic application areas include the …

Does visual attention to the instructor in online video affect learning and learner perceptions? An eye-tracking analysis

J Wang, P Antonenko, K Dawson - Computers & Education, 2020 - Elsevier
An increasing number of instructional videos online integrate a real instructor on the video
screen. So far, the empirical evidence from previous studies has been limited and …

Learning with multimedia: The effects of gender, type of multimedia learning resources, and spatial ability

M Heo, N Toomey - Computers & Education, 2020 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of gender and type of multimedia
resource on learning outcomes while controlling for the effect of spatial ability. This study …