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Richard Mayer
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Mayer"s best known contribution to the field of educational psychology is multimedia learning theory, which posits that optimal learning occurs when visual and verbal materials are presented together simultaneously. He was ranked #1 as the most productive educational psychologist in the world for 1991-2001. He is the author of more than 390 publications including 23 books on education and multimedia.
He received a Doctor of Philosophy in psychology from the University of Michigan (1973), and served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology at Indiana University from 1973-1975.
Mayer is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) where he has served since 1975. East-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of The Cambridge Handbook of.
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