Select Publications

Book Chapters

Kenderine S; Yip A; Oliver C; Pather N; Sammut C; Djokic T; Marcus N; Ong A, 2021, 'Designing Multi-disciplinary Interactive Virtual Environments for Next-Generation Immersive Learning Experiences: Case Studies and Future Directions in Astrobiology, Anatomy and Cultural Heritage.', in Creative and Collaborative Learning through Immersion Interdisciplinary and International Perspectives, Springer, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72216-6_4

Kenderdine S; Yip A; Oliver C; Pather N; Sammut C; Djokic T; Marcus N; Ong A, 2021, 'Designing Multi-disciplinary Interactive Virtual Environments for Next-Generation Immersive Learning Experiences: Case Studies and Future Directions in Astrobiology, Anatomy and Cultural Heritage', in Creative and Collaborative Learning through Immersion, Springer Nature, pp. 49 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72216-6_4

Ayres P; Juan C. C-A; Wong M; Marcus N; Paas F, 2019, 'Factors That Impact on The Effectiveness of Instructional Animations.', in Tindall-Ford S; Agostinho S; Sweller J (ed.), Advances in Cognitive Load Theory Rethinking Teaching, Routledge, London, https://www.routledge.com/Advances-in-Cognitive-Load-Theory-Rethinking-Teaching-1st-Edition/Tindall-Ford-Agostinho-Sweller/p/book/9780367246907

Ben-Naim D; Velan GM; Marcus N; Bain M, 2010, 'Adaptive Tutorials for Virtual Microscopy: A Design Paradigm to Promote Pedagogical Ownership.', in Aleven V; Kay J; Mostow J (ed.), Intelligent Tutoring Systems 10th International Conference, ITS 2010, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, June 14-18, 2010, Proceedings, Springer Science & Business Media, pp. 266 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13437-1_40

Pass F; Gog TV; Kirschner F; Marcus N; Ayres PL; Sweller J, 2008, 'Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cognitive Load Research as a Key to Tackle Challenges', in Zumbach J (ed.), Beyond Knowledge: The Legacy of Competence, edn. 1, Springer, Speringr-Veriag New York, pp. 1 - 9, http://www.springer.com/education+%26+language/learning+%26+instruction/book/978-1-4020-8826-1

Journal articles

Koning BBD; Mok K; Marcus N; Ayres P, 2023, 'Investigating the role of hand perspective in learning from procedural animations', British Journal of Educational Psychology, 93, pp. 251 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12542

Darejeh A; Marcus N; Sweller J, 2022, 'Increasing learner interactions with E-learning systems can either decrease or increase cognitive load depending on the nature of the interaction', L’Année psychologique/Topics in Cognitive Psychology, 122, pp. 405 - 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.3917/anpsy1.223.0405

Darejeh A; Mashayekh S; Marcus N, 2022, 'Cognitive-based methods to facilitate learning of software applications via E-learning systems', Cogent Education, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2022.2082085

Gupta R; Marcus N; Ayres P, 2022, 'Investigating the impact of gender-differences and spatial ability on learning from instructional animations', Annee Psychologique, 122, pp. 537 - 561, http://dx.doi.org/10.3917/ANPSY1.223.0537

Aldausari N; Sowmya A; Marcus N; Mohammadi G, 2022, 'Video Generative Adversarial Networks: A Review', ACM Computing Surveys

Darejeh A; Marcus N; Sweller J, 2021, 'The effect of narrative-based E-learning systems on novice users’ cognitive load while learning software applications', Educational Technology Research and Development, 69, pp. 2451 - 2473, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-10024-5

Mierowsky R; Marcus N; Ayres P, 2020, 'Using mimicking gestures to improve observational learning from instructional videos', Educational Psychology, 40, pp. 550 - 569, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2019.1650896

de Koning BB; Marcus N; Brucker B; Ayres P, 2019, 'Does observing hand actions in animations and static graphics differentially affect learning of hand-manipulative tasks?', Computers and Education, 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2019.103636

Weltman H; Timchenko V; Sofios H; Ayres P; Marcus N, 2018, 'Evaluation of an adaptive tutorial supporting the teaching of mathematics', European Journal of Engineering Education, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2018.1513993

Lajevardi N; Narang NS; Marcus N; Ayres P, 2017, 'Can mimicking gestures facilitate learning from instructional animations and static graphics?', Computers and Education, 110, pp. 64 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.03.010

Singh AM; Marcus N; Ayres P, 2017, 'Strategies to reduce the negative effects of spoken explanatory text on integrated tasks', Instructional Science, 45, pp. 239 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11251-016-9400-2

Polly P; Marcus N; Maguire D; Belinson Z; Velan GM, 2014, 'Evaluation of an adaptive virtual laboratory environment using Western Blotting for diagnosis of disease', BMC Medical Education, 14, pp. 222 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-14-222

Polly P; Marcus N; Maguire D; Belinson Z; Velan GM, 2014, 'Evaluation of an adaptive virtual laboratory environment using Western Blotting for diagnosis of disease', BMC medical education, 14, pp. 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-14-222

Khawaja MA; Chen F; Marcus N, 2014, 'Measuring Cognitive Load Using Linguistic Features: Implications for Usability Evaluation and Adaptive Interaction Design', International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 30, pp. 343 - 368, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2013.860579

Khawaja MA; Prusty GB; Ford RAJ; Marcus N; Russell C, 2013, 'Can more become less? Effects of an intensive assessment environment on students' learning performance', European Journal of Engineering Education, 38, pp. 631 - 651, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2013.834295

Marcus N; Cleary B; Wong A; Ayres P, 2013, 'Should hand actions be observed when learning hand motor skills from instructional animations?', Computers in Human Behavior, 29, pp. 2172 - 2178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.04.035

Khawaja MA; Chen F; Marcus N, 2012, 'Analysis of Collaborative Communication for Linguistic Cues of Cognitive Load', Human Factors, 54, pp. 518 - 529, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018720811431258

Wong A; Leahy W; Marcus N; Sweller J, 2012, 'Cognitive load theory, the transient information effect and e-learning', Learning and Instruction, 22, pp. 449 - 457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2012.05.004

Singh A; Marcus N; Ayres P, 2012, 'The transient information effect: Investigating the impact of segmentation on spoken and written text', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 26, pp. 848 - 853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.2885

Wong A; Marcus N; Ayres PL; Sweller J, 2009, 'Instructional animations can be superior to statics when learning human motor skills', Computers in Human Behavior, 25, pp. 339 - 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2008.12.012

Ayres PL; Marcus N; Chan C; Qian N, 2009, 'Learning hand manipulative tasks: When instructional animations are superior to equivalent static representations', Computers in Human Behavior, 25, pp. 348 - 353, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563208002240

Van Gog T; Paas F; Marcus N; Ayres PL; Sweller J, 2009, 'The mirror neuron system and observational learning: Implications for the effectiveness of dynamic visualizations', Educational Psychology Review, 21, pp. 21 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-008-9094-3

Paas F; Van Gog T; Kirschner F; Marcus N; Ayres P; Sweller J, 2008, 'Interdisciplinary perspectives on cognitive load research as a key to tackle challenges of contemporary education', , pp. 7 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8827-8_2

Marcus N; Cooper MG; Sweller J, 1996, 'Understanding instructions', Journal of Educational Psychology, pp. 49 - 63

Marcus N; Cooper M; Sweller J, 1996, 'Understanding instructions.', Journal of Educational Psychology, 88, pp. 49 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037//0022-0663.88.1.49

Conference Papers

Aldausari N; Sowmya A; Marcus N; Mohammadi G, 2022, 'Diverse Audio-to-Video GAN Using Multiscale Image Fusion', Australia, presented at Australasian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Australia, 05 December 2022

Aldausari N; Sowmya A; Marcus N; Mohammadi G, 2022, 'Cascaded Siamese Self-supervised Audio to Video GAN', USA, presented at Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, USA, 19 July 2022

Aldausari N; Sowmya A; Marcus N; Mohammadi G, 2021, 'PhonicsGAN: Synthesizing Graphical Videos from Phonics Songs', Online, presented at International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Online, 14 September 2021

Brucker B; Adam J; Marcus N; De Koning B; Gerjets P, 2021, 'Learning with Dynamic Visualizations: Influence of Observing Hands, Spatial Ability, and Perspective EARLI 2021', in EARLI 2021, Online, presented at EARLI 2021: 19th Biennial EARLI Conference, Online, 23 August 2021 - 27 August 2021, https://www.earli.org/EARLI2021

Ingle D; Marcus N; Johal W, 2021, 'The valley of non-distraction: Effect of robot's human-likeness on perception load', in ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, pp. 99 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3434074.3447137

Brucker B; Marcus N; de Koning B; Ehlis A-C; Ayres P; Gerjets P, 2019, 'Learning with Dynamic and Static Visualizations: Influence of Observing Hands and Spatial Ability', in European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), RWTH Aachen University, Germany., presented at EARLI 2019, RWTH Aachen University, Germany., 12 August 2019 - 16 November 2019

Weltman HR; Hussain F; Marcus N, 2017, 'We Built It and They Came: An Adaptive eLearning Experience', in Huda N; Inglis D; Tse N; Town G (eds.), 28th Australasian Association for Engineering Education, 2017, School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, Manly, Australia, pp. 528 - 535, presented at Australian Association for Engineering Education, Manly, Australia, 10 December 2017 - 13 December 2017, http://www.aaee.net.au/index.php/program

Gomes F; Ayres P; Marcus N, 2017, 'The Role of Gender and Spatial Ability in Enhancing Static Pictures with Embodied Cognition.', in European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction. (ed.), The 17th Biennial EARLI 2017 conference, Tampere, Finland, presented at The 17th Biennial EARLI 2017 conference, Tampere, Finland, 29 August 2017 - 02 September 2017

Weltman HR; Timchenko V; Marcus N, 2017, 'If We Build It, Will They Come? A Mathematics Adaptive Tutorial Experience', in Johnston JP (ed.), EdMedia 2017 Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Washington DC, pp. 1042 - 1045, presented at EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology, Washington DC, 20 June 2017 - 23 June 2017, https://www.learntechlib.org/p/178418/

Weltman HR; Marcus N, 2017, 'How the Adaptive eLearning Platform has been used to support Blended Learning', in Azouz L; Griffith S; Pagnucco M (eds.), UNSW Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, Australia, presented at UNSW Engineering Education Showcase, UNSW, Sydney, Australia, 08 June 2017 - 08 June 2017, https://unsw.sharepoint.com/sites/ENG/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=/sites/ENG/Shared%20Documents/ENGEDSC2017Bookfinal.pdf&parent=/sites/ENG/Shared%20Documents

hengst B; Marcus N; pagnucco M; Rajaratnam D; sammut C; Thielscher M, 2016, 'Towards Autonomous Adaptation and Trust.', Daejeon, Korea, presented at IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Daejeon, Korea, 09 October 2016 - 14 October 2016

Singh A; Marcus N; ayres P, 2015, 'The Impact of Segmentation on Written and Spoken Explanations involving Complex Explanatory Text', in European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction. (ed.), 16th Biennial EARLI conference, Limassol, Cyprus, presented at 16th Biennial EARLI conference, Limassol, Cyprus, 25 August 2015 - 29 August 2015

Vassar A; Prusty G; Marcus N, 2015, 'The Adaptive Virtual Workshop: improving engineering education with the use of online adaptive tutorials', in Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES2015), Dublin, presented at Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES2015), Dublin, 13 July 2015 - 15 July 2015, http://www.rees2015.org/

ayres P; Castro- Alonso JC; Singh A; Wong M; Marcus N; Paas F, 2015, 'Strategies and Learner Characteristics that Make Instructional Animations Effective', in Shoniregun CA; Akmayera GA (ed.), Published Proceedeings of the 2015 Irish International Conference on Education,, Dublin, pp. 340 - 344, presented at Ireland International Conference on Education, Dublin, 20 April 2015 - 22 April 2015, http://www.cnr.it/istituti/Allegato_101626.pdf?LO=01000000d9c8b7a6090000000d000000ed13000095819c53000000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000&type=application/pdf

Khawaji A; Zhou J; Chen F; Marcus N, 2015, 'Using Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) to Measure Trust and Cognitive Load in the Text-Chat Environment', Seoul, Korea, presented at International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Seoul, Korea, 18 April 2015 - 23 April 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2702613.2732766

Vassar A; Prusty G; Burton L; Doh J-H; Ford R; James M; Marcus N; Mashiri F; Meyer J; Ojeda R; Uddin M; White T, 2014, 'The Adaptive Virtual Workshop: Maintaining student engagement through an on-line adaptive resource for engineering design education', in Proceedings of the AAEE2014 Conference Wellington, New Zealand, Wellington, presented at Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Wellington, 08 December 2014 - 10 December 2014

Khawaji A, Chen F, Zhou J, Marcus N , 2014, 'Trust and cognitive load in the text-chat environment: the role of mouse movement', Sydney, Australia, pp. 324 - 327, presented at Proceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference on Designing Futures: the Future of Design (OzCHI 2014)., Sydney, Australia, 02 December 2014 - 05 December 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2686612.2686661

Vassar A; Prusty G; Ford R; Marcus N, 2014, 'The Virtual Design Workshop: AN ONLINE ADAPTIVE RESOURCE FOR TEACHING DESIGN IN ENGINEERING', in Helfert M; Zvacek S; Restivo M; Uhomoibhi J (eds.), Copyright © 2014 SCITEPRESS – Science and Technology Publications, Barcelona, pp. 452 - 458, presented at 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, Barcelona, 01 April 2014 - 03 April 2014

Revithis S; Wilson WH; Marcus N, 2013, 'SOM Cognitive Modeling of Autistic and Schizophrenic Traits Using an Oscillating Topological Neighborhood Width Function', in Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Cognitive Science Society, Austin, TX, pp. 3287 - 3292, presented at The 35th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Berlin, Germany, 31 July 2013 - 03 August 2013, http://mindmodeling.org/cogsci2013/papers/0585/index.html

Khawaji A; Chen F; Marcus N; Zhou J, 2013, 'Trust and cooperation in text-based computer-mediated communication', in Proceedings of the 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference: Augmentation, Application, Innovation, Collaboration, OzCHI 2013, pp. 37 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2541016.2541058


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