Educational Psychology / Unit 7 EDP 0621 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Seductive Details
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The idea
Seductive details are jokes, colorful pictures or interesting asides unrelated to the point, and they can distract learners and mislead them about what matters.
In practice
A slide on the water cycle decorated with a shark-attack story leaves students remembering sharks.
Where people slip
Struggling students are hurt most, since seductive details add extraneous cognitive load.
Your place on the trail
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