Give learners questions to answer while watching animated examples
Brian D. Gane, Richard Catrambone · International Conference of Learning Sciences · 2006
Participants (N = 93) watched animated examples of a computer algorithm. Participants had either a small set of examples (6) to watch or a larger set of examples (21) from which they could choose which examples to watch. Additionally, participants either watched the animations before answering questions or had questions to answer while watching animations. Participants scored highest when they had questions with the animations; giving these participants a choice amongst multiple examples also reduced learning time.