?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Multi-Media+As+a+Cognitive+Tool&rft.creator=Alkhalifa%2C+Dr+Eshaa+M.&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Artificial+Intelligence&rft.description=Two+of+the+modalities+used+to+present+information+to+students%2C+namely%2C+animation+and+verbal+representation+are+in+a+constant+competition+in+effectiveness%2C+without+any+persistent+winner%2C+except+when+it+comes+to+conceptual+versus+procedural+knowledge.++Here%2C+we+present+an+architecture+that+combines+the+two+into+a+multi-media+tutoring+system.++This+system+is+tested+and+results+indicate+that+combining+the+two+media+leads+to+a+cognitive+interaction+that+promotes+student+learning+with+no+less+than+40%25+from+their+post+classical-classroom+session+levels.++A+test+for+individual+differences+indicates+that+this+group+is+almost+equally+divided+between+those+described+as+%E2%80%9Cspatially+oriented%E2%80%9D+and+those+described+as+%E2%80%9Cverbally+oriented%E2%80%9D.++Learning+across+the+two+types+of+learners+does+not+show+any+significant+differences%2C+except+with+respect+to+one+question.++This+implies+that+perhaps%2C+the+two+media+may+have+ambiguous+internal+factors+that+support+each+other.++Additionally%2C+individual+learning+styles+does+not+seem+to+be+a+clear-cut+division%2C+and+is+instead+a+%E2%80%9Cpreference%E2%80%9D+of+one+modality+as+a+primary+source+of+learning%2C+not+an+only+one.&rft.date=2002&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5311%2F1%2Falbalooshi.pdf&rft.identifier=++Alkhalifa%2C+Dr+Eshaa+M.++(2002)+Multi-Media+As+a+Cognitive+Tool.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5311%2F