Table 3.
Implementation of instructional design principles
| Principle | Implementation |
|---|---|
| Coherence principle: eliminate extraneous material |
Splitting of content into facts and description components. Ability to hide tools in Study Mode. |
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Ability to resume from where last study session was left. |
| Signaling principle: highlight essential material |
Bold typeface for facts. Text marker feature. Flashcard color-coded study prioritization based |
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on learner Perception of knowledge. |
| Pre-training principle: provide pre-training in names |
|
| characteristics of key concepts |
Notebooks with key Flashcards can be provided before more advanced Notebooks are studied. |
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Introductory Flashcards can be added to more advanced Notebooks. |
| Segmenting principle: break lessons into |
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| learner-controlled segments |
Flashcard break Notebook content into learner controlled segments |
| Multimedia principle: present words and pictures |
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| rather than words alone | Flashcards support both text and images |
Principles enumerated from Mayer et al. [46].