Effects of didactical structuring of multimedia applications for learning

This project will focus on the effects of didactical structuring of multimedia applications for learning, which will be used in large numbers over the next few years in primary and secondary education. In particular the focus is on digital audiovisual (AV) databases. An important theoretical as well as practical question concerns the optimal amount of structure which is needed for students to learn. From the theoretical perspectives of self-determination theory and cognitive load theory different effects are to be expected. These will be tested using a quasi-experimental research approach. There will be experimented with material from Teleac/NOT and other AV-material.