The intention was good: How promoting strategy use does not improve multimedia learning for secondary students

Background It is well established that successful learning with multimedia is challenging, especially for younger learners. Aims It was investigated whether students would profit from instructional support regarding the use of multimedia learning strategies. Sample Participants were high school students in 8 th , 9 th , and 10 th grade ( N = 168). Methods Participants were assigned to a no‐support control group or one of four experimental...