Pretraining

= Key concepts of the Pretraining principle**:** =


 * Provide pretraining in the names and characteristics of key concepts in a lesson.


 * A quick orientation session is recommended in which the instructor can show the different parts of the virtual classroom followed by some introductory exercises during in which each student can use those facilities.


 * The pretraining principle is relevant in situations when trying to process the essential material in the lesson would overwhelm the learner's cognitive system.


 * Pretraining can help beginners to manage their processing of complex material by reducing the amount of essential processing they do at the time of the presentation.


 * Overall there is encouraging preliminary evidence for the pretraining principle, but an important possible boundary condition is that the effect may be strongest for low-knowledge learners.

//Clark, R.C. & Mayer, R. E. (2011). E-Learning and the science of instruction. Proven guidelines for consumer and designer of multimedia learning (3rd ed.) San Fransico, CA: Pfeiffer//