In research on learning with animations compared to static pictures usually very short and narrowly defined topics are chosen. However, in school contexts such topics are often extended by additional information (i.e., information that is related to a given topic, but not essential for this topic). In the current study, that took place in a school context, it was investigated which role additional information would play when learning with animations compared to static pictures. It was hypothesized that there would be a beneficial effect of the animation, that additional information would impede learning the original topic and that the beneficial effect of the animation compared to the static picture would be even more pronounced when additional information is presented compared to when no additional information is given. A 2 × 2 between-subject design, with visualization format (animation vs. static picture) and additional information (present vs. absent) as independent variables, was used (N = 199 high school students). Learning outcomes were analysed by means of a focal contrast analysis that corresponded to the stated hypotheses. Results revealed that the hypotheses were not met for factual knowledge tasks, but for transfer tasks: Additional information hindered learning, and the advantage of the animation over the static picture was more pronounced when additional information was presented. However, it should be noted that learners receiving additional information performed better on questions about the additional information than learners without additional information. Implications of these results are discussed.

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与静态图片相比，在学习动画时附加信息的调节作用

在与静态图片相比的动画学习研究中，通常会选择非常简短且定义狭窄的主题。但是，在学校环境中，此类主题通常会通过附加信息（即与给定主题相关的信息，但对该主题不是必不可少的信息）进行扩展。在当前的研究中，这是在学校环境中进行的，研究了与静态图片相比，使用动画学习时附加信息将扮演什么角色。假设动画将产生有益的效果，额外的信息将阻碍学习原始主题，并且与没有动画时相比，动画中的动画相比静态图片的有益效果将更加明显。给出了更多信息。N  = 199名高中生）。通过与所提出的假设相对应的焦点对比分析来分析学习结果。结果表明，事实知识任务不满足假设，但转移任务则满足假设：附加信息阻碍了学习，当提供附加信息时，动画相对于静态图片的优势更加明显。但是，应该注意的是，收到额外信息的学习者在有关额外信息的问题上比没有额外信息的学习者表现更好。讨论了这些结果的含义。