The Decorative Images' Seductive Effect in E-Learning Depends on Attentional Inhibition
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| Title: | The Decorative Images' Seductive Effect in E-Learning Depends on Attentional Inhibition |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | González, Federico Martín, Saux, Gastón, Burin, Debora |
| Source: | Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. 2019 35(3):166-178. |
| Availability: | Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: https://ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Pictorial Stimuli, Electronic Learning, Attention, Inhibition, Illustrations, Reading Comprehension, Undergraduate Students, Difficulty Level, Prior Learning, Short Term Memory |
| DOI: | 10.14742/ajet.4577 |
| ISSN: | 1449-5554 |
| Abstract: | Two studies sought to replicate and extend the seductive effect of decorative pictures in expository text comprehension to an e-learning environment. In the first study, undergraduate students read and answered questions about two texts, with and without decorative, irrelevant images, in an e-learning course. The presence of decorative images had a small detrimental effect on comprehension. In the second study, participants read more difficult texts (low prior knowledge texts in multiple screens) and completed working memory and inhibitory ability tests. A significant interaction between comprehension and perceptual/attentional inhibitory ability was found: Participants with lower inhibitory capacity were affected by irrelevant pictures. In conclusion, evidence supported the hypothesis of a detrimental effect of irrelevant, decorative images on comprehension in e-learning, particularly for students with low attentional inhibition. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1220264 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Two studies sought to replicate and extend the seductive effect of decorative pictures in expository text comprehension to an e-learning environment. In the first study, undergraduate students read and answered questions about two texts, with and without decorative, irrelevant images, in an e-learning course. The presence of decorative images had a small detrimental effect on comprehension. In the second study, participants read more difficult texts (low prior knowledge texts in multiple screens) and completed working memory and inhibitory ability tests. A significant interaction between comprehension and perceptual/attentional inhibitory ability was found: Participants with lower inhibitory capacity were affected by irrelevant pictures. In conclusion, evidence supported the hypothesis of a detrimental effect of irrelevant, decorative images on comprehension in e-learning, particularly for students with low attentional inhibition. |
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| ISSN: | 1449-5554 |
| DOI: | 10.14742/ajet.4577 |
