On the robustness of the modality effect: Attempting to replicate a basic finding.

Autor/inn/en	Lindow, Stefanie; Fuchs, Heather M.; Fürstenberg, Anne; Kleber, Janet; Schweppe, Judith; Rummer, Ralf
Titel	On the robustness of the modality effect: Attempting to replicate a basic finding.
Quelle	In: Zeitschrift für pädagogische Psychologie, 25 (2011) 4, S. 231-243Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1010-0652; 1664-2910
DOI	10.1024/1010-0652/a000049
Schlagwörter	Methode; Gedächtnis; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Stimulation (Psy); Stimulusparameter; Auditive Stimulation; Multimedia; Lernen; Unterrichtsmedien; Studienanfänger
Abstract	Two experiments were conducted to replicate the modality effect and to test two opposing theoretical explanations: From the visuospatial load hypothesis (as implied by the cognitive theory of multimedia learning), the authors derived the prediction that the modality effect depends on the need to simultaneously store and process text and pictorial information in the same working memory subsystem, which implies that the modality effect is not influenced by text length. However, based on the concurrent auditory recency hypothesis, the modality effect was expected to occur with very short texts only, irrespective of whether a picture is present. Adopting a German translation of the learning materials used by Moreno and Mayer (1999), they failed to detect a modality effect for sequential text-picture-presentation in Experiment 1. In Experiment 2, a modality effect was expected for simultaneous presentation of the same texts and pictures, yet again remained absent. Finally, the authors conclude with the suggestion that the apparent robustness of the modality effect reported in the literature might be explained - at least in part - by publication bias. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2012/2