Comments on: Less text, more learning

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:57:50 +0000

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By: Less text is better for learning

Less text is better for learning — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:28:53 +0000

[...] online summary (note that it is itself a brief summary with an illustration) of a JEdPsych article by Clark, [...]

By: Hurray for brevity. Less IS more! « Susan E. Hendrich

Hurray for brevity. Less IS more! « Susan E. Hendrich — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:54:40 +0000

[...] Check out Cathy Moore’s “Making Change” blog post about a study which showed that by reducing the amount of text presented to a summary allows learners to retain and transfer more than if the student is exposed to voluminous information: http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2009/01/less-text-more-learning/ [...]

By: Weekly links roundup by Communications from DMN

Weekly links roundup by Communications from DMN — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:30:58 +0000

[...] article argues that concise writing is better for [...]

By: I think there is something to this! « Random Thoughts

I think there is something to this! « Random Thoughts — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:12:48 +0000

[...] post, Wordiness and Instructional Design. He had a link to Cathy Moore’s post Less Text, More Learning. Cathy shares insights from a report on a study by Richard E. Mayer, William Bove, Alexandra [...]

By: The Mindjet Blog » When Less is More…

The Mindjet Blog » When Less is More… — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:54:45 +0000

[...] at the results of a study published in the Journal of Educational Psychology which I discovered on Making Change, an instructional [...]

By: Less Text Is Better | Workplace Learning Today

Less Text Is Better | Workplace Learning Today — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:00:52 +0000

[...] Interesting post about research indicating that the lesson with the fewest words produced the most learning. [...]

By: Check These Out… « aLearning Blog

Check These Out… « aLearning Blog — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:00:46 +0000

[...] Why less is more, by Cathy Moore; note that this holds true ESPECIALLY for elearnig : http://blog.cathy-moore.com.php5-12.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/2009/01/less-text-more-learning/ [...]

By: mewcomm

mewcomm — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:32:13 +0000

You got your point across Vijay! I found it stimulating and v alid ! It made me re read what you had said twice to grasp it!

Thanks for the guidance!
Cheers,

mike whatley
altadena, Ca.

By: Vijay Luthra

Vijay Luthra — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:15:06 +0000

It is evident I haven’t been able to get my point across. I apologize. As my last post on this matter I only have to say that it is the elimination of words that do not contribute to the understanding of the subject matter that result in better comprehension. There is large amount of literature on this topic and if someone is interested I’ll provide references.