The use of multimedia in instructional presentations has mushroomed in recent years due to the increased capabilities of computers and the inclusion of multimedia capabilities in most CBT authoring systems and presentation tools. While providing a wealth of opportunity to instructional developers, multimedia is often used ineffectively and may cause a decrease in learning performance. Many claims have been made as to the added effectiveness that multimedia can bring to training programs and presentations. The purpose of this paper is to provide researched-based guidelines for the use of multimedia that can be used by multimedia developers that may not be instructional technologists.
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