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CHAPER 78 COHERENCE PERSONALIZATION Jasper
(Jia) Pan Nov. 01 2005EDUC391 Web Based
Technology in Teaching and Learning
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Apply the Coherence Principle
Apply the Coherence Principle
Psychological Reasons

• Do not include extraneous sounds as background
  music or unrelated environmental sounds
• Do not use none-essential graphics/video clips
• Present content in lean text/narration that
  presents the main points

• Do not overload the learners cognitive load
• Preventing distraction, disruption and seduction

Limits of Coherence Principle if motivation is
an higher level problem of the e-learning system,
then the coherence principle should be over ruled
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Apply the Personalization Principle
Apply the Personalization Principle
Psychological Reasons

• Speak in conversational language by using you,
  your, I etc.
• Coaching provided via conversational narration
  from onscreen characters (Agent)
• Visually realistic or line art
• Dialog via audio narration
• Voice natural and conversational
• Serve a valid instructional purpose

• Engage learner
• Help learners to make sense out of the content by
  the themselves
• Create relevant environment to learners

Limits of Personalization principle
Personalization degree should be limited by
environment or condition of learner (I.e.
narration cannot be used in low bandwidth)