Creating an interactive story using Twine! by Connor Baldwin

Hello Connor, Great post. I like your explanation of the coherence principle. I viewed your interactive video and indeed it is easy to follow and has excluded extraneous materials that would distract readers. This explanation suits the coherence principle which asserts that people learn best when extraneous materials are excluded (Mayer, 2009). This perspective goes in handy in reducing extraneous processing. Besides, I like your explanation on signaling principle. It is clear from your interactive story that cues have been used to highlight key information of the story. This is in line with the signaling principle which asserts that “people learn better when cues that highlight the organization of the essential materials are added” (Mayer, 2009). Nonetheless, I wonder if you would have considered including segmenting principle which I find suitable to your interactive story. The sections of your story are short rather than continuous units.

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