Moving Towards Better Electronic Documentation for Aircraft Maintenance Manual.

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Title:	Moving Towards Better Electronic Documentation for Aircraft Maintenance Manual.
Authors:	Ali, Mohammad Iqmal Mohd¹ mdiqmal@miat.unikl.edu.my, Terrier, Patrice² terrier@univ-tlse2.fr, Ali, Myra Aidrin Mohd³ myraaidrin@usim.edu.my
Source:	Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Learning (ICEL). 2010, p275-281. 7p. 1 Diagram.
Subject Terms:	*Electronic data processing, Electronic data processing documentation, Multimedia systems, Technical manuals, Aircraft industry
Abstract:	Which design principles of multimedia learning are suitable in designing procedural electronic documentation? Does applying these principles in a procedural tasks environment produce the same positive impact on learning and recalling? This paper discusses the possibilities of applying the basic principles of multimedia learning by Mayer (2001) in developing the future electronic aircraft maintenance documentation. The basic principles discussed are multimedia, split-attention, modality, redundancy, segmenting, pre- training, coherence and signalling. We believe that this review can help aircraft manufacturers in developing effective procedural electronic documentations. This paper argues that not all principles of multimedia that have been reviewed bring positive impacts to users on learning procedural electronic documentations. Previous studies on multimedia learning focused exclusively on learning materials comprise of narrative texts with pictures, rather than expository texts (e.g., procedural texts) with pictures. A multimedia principle such as the redundancy principle that suggests redundant materials that interfere with the learning process may not have the same negative effects on procedural type of materials due to its nature of interleaving reading and doing. We believe that by introducing redundant materials in different format of representation (texts or pictures) for procedural tasks, it will develop a positive effect on users' comprehension and retention. This is also due to the nature of users who will alternately inspect the related redundant materials between procedural texts and pictures to validate the tasks performed. We also hope that by applying some of these design principles of multimedia in designing the aircraft maintenance electronic documentations or any other procedural or instruction based materials will bring positive impacts on users or learners' level of comprehension and retention of text and graphic information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Which design principles of multimedia learning are suitable in designing procedural electronic documentation? Does applying these principles in a procedural tasks environment produce the same positive impact on learning and recalling? This paper discusses the possibilities of applying the basic principles of multimedia learning by Mayer (2001) in developing the future electronic aircraft maintenance documentation. The basic principles discussed are multimedia, split-attention, modality, redundancy, segmenting, pre- training, coherence and signalling. We believe that this review can help aircraft manufacturers in developing effective procedural electronic documentations. This paper argues that not all principles of multimedia that have been reviewed bring positive impacts to users on learning procedural electronic documentations. Previous studies on multimedia learning focused exclusively on learning materials comprise of narrative texts with pictures, rather than expository texts (e.g., procedural texts) with pictures. A multimedia principle such as the redundancy principle that suggests redundant materials that interfere with the learning process may not have the same negative effects on procedural type of materials due to its nature of interleaving reading and doing. We believe that by introducing redundant materials in different format of representation (texts or pictures) for procedural tasks, it will develop a positive effect on users' comprehension and retention. This is also due to the nature of users who will alternately inspect the related redundant materials between procedural texts and pictures to validate the tasks performed. We also hope that by applying some of these design principles of multimedia in designing the aircraft maintenance electronic documentations or any other procedural or instruction based materials will bring positive impacts on users or learners' level of comprehension and retention of text and graphic information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	20488882