@article{Wirzberger2018Attention,
  title = {Attention please! {E}nhanced attention control abilities compensate for instructional impairments in multimedia learning},
  journal = {Journal of Computers in Education},
  abstract = {Learners exposed to multimedia learning contexts have to deal with a variety of visual stimuli, demanding a conducive design of learning material to maintain limitations in attentional resources. Within the current study, effects and constraints arising from two selected impairing features are investigated in more detail within a computer-based learning task on factor analysis. A sample of 53 students received a combination of textual and pictorial elements that explained the topic, while impaired attention was systematically induced in a 2 × 2 factorial between-subjects design by interrupting system-notifications (with vs. without) and seductive text passages (with vs. without). Learners’ ability for controlled attention was assessed with a standardized psychological attention inventory. Approaching the results, learners receiving seductive text passages spent significantly more time on the learning material. In addition, a moderation effect of attention control abilities on the relationship between interruptions and retention performance resulted. Explanations for the obtained findings are discussed referring to mechanisms of compensation, load, and activation.},
  volume = {5},
  number = {2},
  pages = {243--257},
  publisher = {Springer Nature},
  year = {2018},
  slug = {wirzberger2018attention},
  author = {Wirzberger, Maria and Rey, G{\"u}nter Daniel}
}