Sunday, September 4, 2016
What is the Contiguity Principle #2?
Contiguity Principle #2 addresses the need for graphics to correspond with the audio presentation. According to Clark and Mayer "..spoken words (narration) that describe an event should play at the same time as the graphic (animation or video) depicting the event." (Clark & Mayer, 2011, p. 102).
Example of the Contiguity Principle #2 (or maybe not)
I had a difficult time finding an accurate representation of the Contiguity Principle #2. I was hopeful when I came to the Harcourt School Website, unfortunately I did not find an audio presentation. I primarily found interactive presentations with musical sound effects to indicate that a student had made the correct selection. While these tones were affirming, it would have been so much more effective if they used a voice to provide additional instruction along with the positive musical tones.
One of their lessons included a wonderful image of the Alaskan Mountain Range but their was no audible information found. Instead there was a link which lead to the image below. It's actually quite confusing. While the definition of a mountain range is provided, it goes on to discuss some of the highest mountain ranges in the world. Since this tab was listed under the category of US landforms and terrain, I think the presence of this information is confusing without an instructor to explain why it was there.
REFERENCES
Clark, R. C., & Mayer, R. E. (2011). E-learning and the science of instruction: Proven guidelines for consumers and designmers of multimedia learning. San Francisco: Pfeiffer
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