Author(s)

Tang Xin ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Zhiyuan School of Liberal Arts, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing, China

Corresponding Author

Tang Xin

ABSTRACT

Against the backdrop of the digital transformation of education, digital textbooks have replaced traditional paper textbooks and become the core teaching carrier of smart education. At present, some digital textbooks are plagued by such problems as the indiscriminate stacking of multimedia elements, disorderly information presentation, excessive cognitive load, and inefficient interactive design, failing to give full play to the educational advantages of multimedia teaching. Based on Richard E. Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning, this paper sorts out the cognitive mechanism and core design principles of multimedia learning. From four dimensions including cognitive load regulation, multimodal information adaptation, interactive scenario optimization and hierarchical presentation design, it constructs scientific and feasible design strategies for the presentation modes of digital textbooks. The aim is to reduce learners' invalid cognitive consumption, optimize the path of knowledge reception and internalization, improve the teaching adaptability and learning effectiveness of digital textbooks, and provide theoretical reference and practical ideas for the optimal development and teaching application of digital textbooks.

KEYWORDS

Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning; digital textbooks; presentation mode; cognitive load; instructional design

CITE THIS PAPER

Tang Xin. Digital Textbook Presentation Mode Based on Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning. Advances in Educational Technology and Psychology (2026). Vol. 10, No. 2, 115-122. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/aetp.2026.100216.

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