A publication of the Technology and Media Division of the Council for Exceptional Children
JSET Articles Index
Volume 26 Number 2
A Research Synthesis of the Literature on Multimedia Anchored Instruction in Preservice Teacher Education
Cathy Newman Thomas
The University of Missouri
Herbert J. Rieth
The University of Texas at Austin
More than 20 years have passed since the Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt University first conceptualized and began to explore how to effectively operationalize cognitive learning theory in applied instructional settings, innovatively infusing their model with emerging technologies. Yet, to date a comprehensive review of findings on the multimedia anchored instruction (MAI) model has not been conducted. ἀis synthesis of the literature isolates a small segment of that literature: intervention studies in which MAI was implemented with preservice teachers to increase knowledge, support revisions of beliefs discordant with effective teaching practice, develop skills, and foster transfer. Findings revealed that MAI is an effective service delivery model for meeting these preservice teacher education goals.
