This article will provide a definition of media and use it to examine the theoretical and research

literature on learning from books, television, computers, and multi- media environments. Each section
will examine how the complementary construc- tion of representations, and operations performed on
them, is influenced by charac- teristics of the medium, designs that take advantage of these
characteristics, and the characteristics of learners and tasks. The intent is to demonstrate the relative
cognitive effects of learning with different media, particularly effects related to the structure,
formation, and modification of mental models.

NOTE: This artical is very important.