Exploring the effects of seductive details and illustration dynamics on young children's performance in an origami task
Category
Journal Article
Authors
Colliot, T., Boucheix, J.M.
Year
2023
Title
Exploring the effects of seductive details and illustration dynamics on young children's performance in an origami task
Journal / book / conference
Journal of Computer Assisted Leraning
Abstract
Background: Previous studies have shown that dynamic illustrations, as compared to their static counterparts, lead to higher achievement levels, especially for hand-based procedures. Other researchers have investigated how the presence of seductive details (i.e., appealing but irrelevant adjunct displays) influences students' interest positively but their learning negatively.
Objectives: The purpose of the two present studies was to investigate the effects of animated versus static presentations, combined with the presence of seductive details, on student performance on a paper-folding task (i.e., origami) in a naturalistic school environment.
Methods: Fifty-five children (5–6 years old) participated in the first study and were randomly assigned to one of four groups. The second study was conducted with older children (72 s or third graders) and a more complex origami task.
Results and Conclusions: In the first study, results demonstrated negative effects of seductive details on children's performance and time on task, but no effects of presentation format. In the second study, no negative effects of seductive details on student achievement were found, but animated illustrations significantly improved children's performance and reduced time on task. However, seductive details tended to impair learning more greatly given the presence of static, as compared to animated, presentations. Task difficulties and pupils' ability to inhibit irrelevant information may explain these results.
Issue
40
Pages
437-451
Keywords
animated illustrations, hand-gesture procedure, learning performance, seductive details, static illustrations