Chunking
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CHUNKING:
Strategy used to
organize or classify large amounts of
information which has no structure.
An example of chunking in Multimedia
Best Practices is entitled
Literary Contests and
Contexts. The timeline is an easy
way to chunk the large amount of
information on genres.
Linear/Spatial Strategies: Used
when there is no obvious patterns in the
material
- Spatial: Used for the
description of scenes, parts, or maps
- Narrative: Uses time as
format of telling a story
- Procedure: Divides
information into steps - sequence is
important
- Exposition: Based on
induction and deduction (rules of
formal logic)
Classification: Used to sort
information
- Taxonomies: Used to classify
interrelated knowlege which has a
law-like principle (i.e. Bloom's
Taxonomy)
- Typologies: Used to classify
easily observable features, such as
size or shape.
- Multipurpose sorting: Used
for abstract material
- Causes and effects
- Similarities and differences
- Forms and functions
- Advantages and disadvantages
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