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Ashford 4: - Week 3 - Discussion 1
Redundancy, Coherence, and Personalization Jisa!
Depending on the first letter of your last name, examine the
principle you are assigned, using the
textbook as a guide. Describe the principle and any challenges
associated with implementing it principle in a JIT
training/learning activity. Describe at least one example to
illustrate how this
principle could be applied in a JIT training/learning
activity.
Coherence Princi"le
!hen in doubt leave it out " may have been inadvertently
advanced by educational research on
essay writing into the theorem known as the coherency principle
". The coherency principle" isconcerned with clutter in media
presentations designed for instructional purposes that is a
detriment to the ob#ective of the learning activity. It is
pertinent since it is easy to apply, often
violated and can enhance learning $%lark and &ayer, '())*.
Thus, if one is in doubt that theextra text, graphics and/or audio
is not beneficial to the learning process one should omit the
extraneous elements per page and holistically in the
presentation.
%hallenges to the validity/value of the coherency principle may
be evident in the lack ofknowledge of the scope of the coherency
principle regarding instruction design. +ignaling"
involves the use of space, color, letter sies, bold, etc. in
order to direct reader-s interest to a
certain part of a page or document initial research supports the
use of signaling but furtherresearch is necessary. lso there is not
enough evidence to support the proficiency ofinstructional game
designs and the relation between individual learning and the
coherency
principles $%lark and &ayer, '())*. Thus, challenges
lie in the promotion of further research
on the unknown implications/applications of the coherency
principle while maintaining what wedo know which is too much
clutter in learning active create noise" that prohibits the
message
from the learning from being comprehended/understood by
learners. The video, The Coherence
Principle, supports the notion that clutter is detrimental
which is the premise" of the coherency principle.
n example of the coherency principle in a JIT 0earning activity
could be instruction
designed to teach how to tune up a car. If in 1ower point
presentation there would be need for
illustrations/video in order to describe the process. Though it
may be tempting to put logos ofautomobile makers and or
solicitations for auto repair work, the instructional purpose would
be
better served by sticking to graphics that illustrate the
tune2up process, text/audio that explains
the process and save the decorative/marketing graph text/audio
for the end of the video like acredits" page. This would apply also
in instructional video which may contain images/activity
in the background that distract from the lesson/message. Thus,
clutter would be alleviated
through application of the coherency principle to the
document/video describing how to tune2upan automobile.
