A Multi-Experimental Study on the Use of Multimedia Instructional Materials to Teach Technical Subjects

Autor/inn/en	Mbarika, Victor; Bagarukayo, Emily; Hingorani, Vineeta; Stokes, Sandra; Kourouma, Mathieu; Sankar, Chetan
Titel	A Multi-Experimental Study on the Use of Multimedia Instructional Materials to Teach Technical Subjects
Quelle	In: Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, (2010), S.24-37 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1557-5284
Schlagwörter	Experimental Groups; Instructional Materials; Foreign Countries; Multimedia Instruction; Thinking Skills; Program Effectiveness; Multimedia Materials; Case Studies; Gender Differences; Work Experience; Majors (Students); Questionnaires; Achievement Tests; Pretests Posttests; Engineering Education; Business Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Ausland; Multimediales Lernen; Denkfähigkeit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Geschlechterkonflikt; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Fragebogen; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Ingenieurausbildung; Wirtschaftserziehung; Wirtschaftspädagogik
Abstract	A review of "social experiments" with adoption of multimedia-based technologies in Europe has been reported. But, there has been limited discussion on the value of multimedia instructional materials in technical disciplines. This study combines results from experiments carried out over a period of three years with multiple audiences--IT managers and students majoring in business and engineering--to examine if multimedia case studies do improve perceived Higher Order Cognitive Skills (HOCS) and if so, what accounted for such improvements. Among all the experimental groups involved in this study, it was found that participants reported improvements in perceived HOCS, self-reported learning, learning interest, challenges to their thought process, and learning from others. (Contains 2 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute for STEM Education and Research. P.O. Box 4001, Auburn, AL 36831. Tel: 334-844-3360; Web site: http://www.jstem.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10