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Information Design JournalVol. 25:3 (2019) ► pp.259–264
Instructional design as a form of information design
Instructional design is concerned with how to present verbal and visual information to learners in ways that
promote effective learning processes and outcomes. Information design is concerned with how to present verbal and visual
information to people in ways that promote efficient processing and understanding. The main thesis of this brief article is that
instructional design is a form of information design, in which the goal is to help people learn material so that they can use it
later. This article reviews exemplary principles of multimedia instructional design that are based on research evidence and have
implications for information design.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction to instructional design and information design
- 2.Exemplary research on multimedia instructional design that is relevant for information design
- 3.Conclusion
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