Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Self-Regulated Learning(also: SRL, Self-Directed Learning)
- The process by which learners actively manage their own cognition, motivation, and behavior to achieve learning goals. Self-regulated learning involves planning approaches, monitoring comprehension, adjusting strategies when needed, and evaluating outcomes. Research shows that…
- Semantic Grounding(also: Meaning Grounding, Form-Meaning Mapping)
- A design principle in which practice or interaction is accompanied by explanations that connect the form of an action to its underlying meaning, rather than treating the action as an arbitrary symbol to memorise. In sign language learning, semantic grounding pairs a sign with…
- Situated Learning
- A theory of learning, associated with Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger, which holds that knowledge is not primarily abstract information transferred between minds but an embodied practice acquired through doing things in a real social context with other practitioners. In…
- Split Attention Effect(also: Split Attention)
- A cognitive load phenomenon in multimedia learning where learners must divide visual attention between two or more sources of information that should be integrated - for example captions at the bottom of the screen and a diagram in the centre. The cost of switching and mentally…
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