Coherence
Sensemaking


Principle in Action
Webflow University is an online learning platform for web design. It applies the coherence principle by removing unnecessary visuals, sounds, and text in tutorials. For example, lessons only provide keywords on essential feature and steps, avoiding distracting animations or extra content. This streamlined approach helps learners concentrate on core concepts, making it easier to organize information and apply new skills effectively.
Webflow University


Lessons only provide keywords on essential feature and steps, avoiding distracting animations or extra content


Lessons only provide keywords on essential feature and steps, avoiding distracting animations or extra content
Discuss in your team
What are the key elements present in the learning process of your product (image / text / sound / video, etc) ?
Which elements are essential to learning and which ones are extraneous?
Reflect on your choices in question 2, why do you think these elements are essential or extraneous?
What are some methods you can use to collect evidence and evaluate whether an elements is contributing to or hindering learning?
Principle Definition
Refrain from adding extraneous material including words, pictures, or sounds. Extraneous material competes for cognitive resources in working memory and can divert attention from the important material, disrupt the process of organizing the material, and prime the learner to integrate the material with an inappropriate theme.
Coherence
Sensemaking


Principle Definition
Refrain from adding extraneous material including words, pictures, or sounds. Extraneous material competes for cognitive resources in working memory and can divert attention from the important material, disrupt the process of organizing the material, and prime the learner to integrate the material with an inappropriate theme.
Principle in Action
Webflow University
Webflow University is an online learning platform for web design. It applies the coherence principle by removing unnecessary visuals, sounds, and text in tutorials. For example, lessons only provide keywords on essential feature and steps, avoiding distracting animations or extra content. This streamlined approach helps learners concentrate on core concepts, making it easier to organize information and apply new skills effectively.


Lessons only provide keywords on essential feature and steps, avoiding distracting animations or extra content
Discuss in your team
What are the key elements present in the learning process of your product (image / text / sound / video, etc) ?
Which elements are essential to learning and which ones are extraneous?
Reflect on your choices in question 2, why do you think these elements are essential or extraneous?
What are some methods you can use to collect evidence and evaluate whether an elements is contributing to or hindering learning?


