Applied Research-Based Guidelines that Enhance Learning

This story board has applied research-based guidelines to enhance learning as per recommended by Clark and Mayer (2011).  The main idea of this storyboard is to allow the learner to progress at their own pace by going forwards, backwards, and pausing on one specific slide.  Clark and Mayer (2011) stated that the learner needs time to process in text on the screen by using forms like directions (Modality Principle).  This storyboard does just that by allowing the student to read the directions on how to turn on a computer.  They can take as much time as they need for the step-by-step process that also includes photos.  These photos are contained together and do not allow separation of visuals and text that describes the visuals - Contiguity Principle (Clark & Mayer, 2011).  The storyboard provides a relevant video that talked about how computers came about to benefit the Coherence Principle; it also teaches important concepts and facts before the learner dives into new material - Pretraining Principle.  The best part about this storyboard is that it breaks down the content into small chunks that can be accessed at the learner’s learning rate – Segmentation Principle.  The last principle the storyboard provides is the explanatory feedback through the rubric for the Feedback Principle.  This feedback avoids negative comments to direct attention to the student rather than the task.

Clark, R. C., & Mayer, R. E. (2011). E-Learning and the science of instruction:
          Proven guidelines for consumer and designer of multimedia learning          
           (3rd ed.) San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer.