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research_results:coherence_principle [2011/06/08 11:39]
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 The coherence principle (also called //seductive details//​(([[http://​www.informaworld.com/​smpp/​content~db=all~content=a783761824~frm=titlelink|Garner,​ Ruth, Mark G. Gillingham, and C . Stephen White. Effects of ‘Seductive Details’ on Macroprocessing and Microprocessing in Adults and Children. Cognition and Instruction 6, no. 1: 41. 1989.]])) effect) claims that extraneous material that may be interesting or motivating but is irrelevant for learning objectives generally wastes learning resources and **hinders learning of important material**. This assumption is grounded in the fact that human cognitive resources are limited. Still, [[learning_theories:​cognitive load theory]] predicts this effect will only occur if the cognitive load imposed by important learning material is high enough.(([[http://​www.sciencedirect.com/​science/​article/​pii/​S0747563210001263|Park,​ Babette, Roxana Moreno, Tina Seufert, and Roland Brünken. Does cognitive load moderate the seductive details effect? A multimedia study. Computers in Human Behavior 27, no. 1: 5-10. January 2011.]]))  ​ The coherence principle (also called //seductive details//​(([[http://​www.informaworld.com/​smpp/​content~db=all~content=a783761824~frm=titlelink|Garner,​ Ruth, Mark G. Gillingham, and C . Stephen White. Effects of ‘Seductive Details’ on Macroprocessing and Microprocessing in Adults and Children. Cognition and Instruction 6, no. 1: 41. 1989.]])) effect) claims that extraneous material that may be interesting or motivating but is irrelevant for learning objectives generally wastes learning resources and **hinders learning of important material**. This assumption is grounded in the fact that human cognitive resources are limited. Still, [[learning_theories:​cognitive load theory]] predicts this effect will only occur if the cognitive load imposed by important learning material is high enough.(([[http://​www.sciencedirect.com/​science/​article/​pii/​S0747563210001263|Park,​ Babette, Roxana Moreno, Tina Seufert, and Roland Brünken. Does cognitive load moderate the seductive details effect? A multimedia study. Computers in Human Behavior 27, no. 1: 5-10. January 2011.]]))  ​
  
 +Seductive details can be(([[http://​www.sciencedirect.com/​science/​article/​pii/​S0747563210001263|Park,​ Babette, Roxana Moreno, Tina Seufert, and Roland Brünken. Does cognitive load moderate the seductive details effect? A multimedia study. Computers in Human Behavior 27, no. 1: 5-10. January 2011.]])):
  
 +  * relevant or irrelevant with respect to the learning goals, and
 +  * redundant or non-redundant.
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