Richard Mayer

Richard E. Mayer is the Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He completed his PhD in psychology from the University of Michigan. His research areas are multimedia learning and learning in a computer-supported environment based on his motivation, “how can we help people learn in ways that allow them to use what they have learned to solve new problems that they have never seen before?” Some of his research, mathematics, and science, have received research grants from the Institute of Education Science, Office of Naval Research, and the National Science Foundation.

Li, W., Wang, F., Mayer, R. E., & Liu, T. (2021). Animated pedagogical agents enhance learning outcomes and brain activity during learning. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 38(3), 621–637. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12634
Wang, X., Mayer, R. E., Han, M., & Zhang, L. (2022). Two Emotional Design Features Are More Effective Than One in Multimedia Learning. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 073563312210908. https://doi.org/10.1177/07356331221090845
Lawson, A. P., Mayer, R. E., Adamo-Villani, N., Benes, B., Lei, X., & Cheng, J. (2021). The positivity principle: do positive instructors improve learning from video lectures? Educational Technology Research and Development, 69(6), 3101–3129. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-10057-w
O'Neil, H. F., Baker, E. L., Perez, R. S., Watson, S. E., & Mayer, R. E. (2022). Assessment of Transfer in Games and Simulations. In Theoretical issues of using simulations and games in educational assessment: Applications in school and workplace contexts (pp. 28–53). essay, Routledge.
Ponce, H. R., Mayer, R. E., & Loyola, M. S. (2020). Effects on Test Performance and Efficiency of Technology-Enhanced Items: An Analysis of Drag-and-Drop Response Interactions. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 59(4), 713–739. https://doi.org/10.1177/0735633120969666
Makransky, G., & Mayer, R. E. (2022). Benefits of Taking a Virtual Field Trip in Immersive Virtual Reality: Evidence for the Immersion Principle in Multimedia Learning. Educational Psychology Review, 34(3), 1771–1798. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-022-09675-4

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