Design factors for educationally effective animations and simulations
Published October 9th, 2009
Category Research
By Jan L Plass
Topics Animation, Cognition, Design, Science Education, Science visualization, Simulation,
Jan L. Plass • Bruce D. Homer • Elizabeth O. Hayward
This paper reviews research on learning from dynamic visual representations and offers principles for the design of animations and simulations that assure their educational effectiveness. In addition to established principles, new and revised design principle are presented that have been derived from recent research. Our review focuses on the visual design and interaction design of these visualizations and presents existing research as well as questions for future inquiry. More…
