The study used meta-analysis to investigate the effects of emotional design on multimedia learning in primary and middle schools.A total of 125 effect sizes(n=1569)were collected in the past 20 years,which met the meta-analysis criteria.CMA 3.0 software was used for main effects analysis and moderating effect analy-sis.The results show that emotional design has a significant positive effect on the emotion and motivation state(positive emotion,intrinsic motivation),cognitive load(perceived difficulty,mental effort)and learning effect(maintenance,comprehension,and transfer performance)of primary and middle school students in multimedia learning.In the multimedia learning of primary and secondary schools,subjects play a significant role in modera-ting the effect of emotional design on positive emotions and transfer performance.The phrase of study plays a signif-icant role in moderating the effect of emotional design on positive emotions,intrinsic motivation and transfer per-formance.
Emotional DesignMultimedia LearningPrimary and Middle SchoolsMeta-analysis