Too Much of the Wrong Thing. http://www.work-learning.com/seductive_augmentations.htm
Work-Learning Research has an interesting review of research in the
area of "Seductive Augmentation" of learning material. Seductive
Augmentation is defined as "interesting yet unimportant words, sounds,
photos, graphics, and video that are added to instructional materials."
The research indicates that seductive augmentation can
negatively impact learning retention in some situations. However, it is
less clear what constitutes "seductive augmentation" and what is
"important" augmentation that may contribute to learning.
The following recommendations are made:
"1. In designing instruction, we should avoid the tendency to
willy-nilly add “decorative” (Levie & Lentz, 1982) bells, whistles,
neon, or purple prose to our learning material.
2. Specifically, we should add only elements (1) that directly
help our learners understand the content, and (2) avoid overtaxing
learners’ limited capacity to process visual and auditory information.
3. In adding interesting elements to our learning materials, we
ought to create job-relevant (or, more broadly, performance-relevant)
content that challenges learners with realistic exercises that prompt
them to make decisions similar to those they’ll have to make on the job
(or in future performance situations)." [e-Learning Eclectic]
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