Effects of Static Visuals and Computer-Generated Animations in Facilitating Immediate and Delayed Achievement in the EFL Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Lin, Huifen; Chen, Tsuiping; Dwyer, Francis M.
Titel	Effects of Static Visuals and Computer-Generated Animations in Facilitating Immediate and Delayed Achievement in the EFL Classroom
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 39 (2006) 2, S.203-219 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Computer Assisted Instruction; Animation; English (Second Language); Retention (Psychology); Educational Environment; Undergraduate Students; Second Language Learning; Instructional Materials; Criterion Referenced Tests; Comparative Analysis; Comprehension; Visual Aids; Multimedia Materials; Instructional Effectiveness; Test Reliability; Multivariate Analysis; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Merkfähigkeit; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Verstehen; Verständnis; Anschauungsmaterial; Unterrichtserfolg; Testreliabilität; Multivariate Analyse
Abstract	The purpose of this experimental study was to compare the effects of using static visuals versus computer-generated animation to enhance learners' comprehension and retention of a content-based lesson in a computer-based learning environment for learning English as a foreign language (EFL). Fifty-eight students from two EFL reading sections were randomly assigned to one of two computer-based instructional modules developed for this study. Once having interacted with their respective instructional materials, students then took four criterion tests both immediately afterward and again four weeks later. The results showed that the animation group outperformed the static visuals group in only one of the four tests, consistent for both the immediate and delayed posttests, indicating comparatively less positive effect from animation use in an EFL context. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. 700 S. Washington Street Ste. 210, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-894-2900; Fax: 703-894-2905; e-mail: headquarters@actfl.org; Web site: http://www.actfl.org.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10