Mining Learning and Crafting Scientific Experiments: A Literature Review on the Use of Minecraft in Education and Research

Steve Nebel; Sascha Schneider; Günter Daniel Rey

Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 19, No. 2 (2016) pp. 355–366

Since the field of educational videogames or serious games is not limited to games that are specifically designed for educational purposes, videogames such as Minecraft have aroused the attention of teachers and researchers alike. To gain insights...

Decorative pictures and emotional design in multimedia learning

Sascha Schneider; Steve Nebel; Günter Daniel Rey

Learning and Instruction Vol. 44, No. 1 (August 2016) pp. 65–73

Recent studies have shown that the positive emotional design of learning environments might foster learning performance. In contrast, the seductive detail effect postulates that additional, learning irrelevant details inhibit learning. This research ...

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Anthropomorphism in Decorative Pictures: Benefit or Harm for Learning?

Sascha Schneider; Steve Nebel; Maik Beege; Günter Daniel Rey

Journal of Educational Psychology Vol. 110, No. 2 (2018) pp. 218–232

When people attribute human characteristics to nonhuman objects they are amenable to anthropomorphism. For example, human faces or the insertion of personalized labels are found to trigger anthropomorphism. Two studies examine the effects of these...

Look into my eyes! Exploring the effect of addressing in educational videos

Maik Beege; Sascha Schneider; Steve Nebel; Günter Daniel Rey

Learning and Instruction Vol. 49, No. 1 (June 2017) pp. 113–120

Numerous studies were conducted to investigate how recipients are affected by the miscellaneous characters in multimedia. However, there is a lack of research concerning the connection between parasocial processes and learning performances. This...

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Leaderboards within educational videogames: The impact of difficulty, effort and gameplay

Steve Nebel; Sascha Schneider; Maik Beege; Günter Daniel Rey

Computers & Education Vol. 113, No. 1 (October 2017) pp. 28–41

Although many of the existing educational videogames rely on leaderboard mechanisms, dedicated research on their effectiveness or how they should be implemented is missing. In this study, competitive effort, perceived difficulty and connected...

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A meta-analysis of how signaling affects learning with media

Sascha Schneider; Maik Beege; Steve Nebel; Günter Daniel Rey

Educational Research Review Vol. 23, No. 1 (February 2018) pp. 1–24

The signaling effect states that learners profit from cues that highlight the organization of specific relevant information within materials. This meta-analysis includes 103 studies and N = 12,201 participants. 139 retention and 70 transfer...

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The autonomy-enhancing effects of choice on cognitive load, motivation and learning with digital media

Sascha Schneider; Steve Nebel; Maik Beege; Günter Daniel Rey

Learning and Instruction Vol. 58, No. 1 (December 2018) pp. 161–172

According to the Self-Determination Theory, the autonomy-supporting feature of choice leads to an increase in intrinsically motivated behavior. Although this effect was replicated multiple times, instructional designers often dread to include choice ...

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Mood-affect congruency. Exploring the relation between learners’ mood and the affective charge of educational videos

Maik Beege; Sascha Schneider; Steve Nebel; Alexandra Häßler; Günter Daniel Rey

Computers & Education Vol. 123, No. 1 (August 2018) pp. 85–96

In the educational context, the influences of the emotional charge of audiovisual media are rarely investigated. Additionally, the mood of the learner influences learning with multimedia. This study aims to investigate the influence of both...

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One for all?! Simultaneous examination of load-inducing factors for advancing media-related instructional research

Maria Wirzberger; Maik Beege; Sascha Schneider; Steve Nebel; Günter Daniel Rey

Computers & Education Vol. 100, No. 1 (September 2016) pp. 18–31

In multimedia learning settings, limitations in learners' mental resource capacities need to be considered to avoid impairing effects on learning performance. Based on the prominent and often quoted Cognitive Load Theory, this study investigates the ...

Language: English