A concrete guide to the science of learning instruction and assessment written in a friendly tone and presented in a dynamic format the underlying premise of applying the science of learning is that educators can better help students learn if they understand the processes through which student learning takes place. Attempting to apply the science of learning a central challenge of psychology and education is the development of a science of instruction aimed at understanding how to present material in ways. In attempting to apply the science of learning a central challenge of psychology and education is the development of a science of instruction aimed at understanding how to present material in ways that help people learn the author provides an overview of how the design of multimedia instruction can be informed by the science of learning and. Applying the science of learning evidence based principles for the design of multimedia instruction richard e mayer university of california santa barbara during the last 100 years a major accomplishment of psychology has been the development of a science of learning aimed at understanding how people learn in attempting to apply the science of learning a central challenge of psychology