Individual Learning Strategies and Choice in Student-Generated Multimedia
| Autor: | William T. McGahan, Hardy Ernst, Laurel Evelyn Dyson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
General Computer Science
Multimedia Computer science Teaching method 05 social sciences Visual literacy Educational technology Agency (philosophy) 050301 education Animation computer.software_genre Education Task (project management) ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Individual learning 0509 other social sciences 050904 information & library sciences 0503 education computer Mobile device |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning. 8:1-18 |
| ISSN: | 1941-8655 1941-8647 |
| DOI: | 10.4018/ijmbl.2016070101 |
| Popis: | There has been an increasing focus on student-generated multimedia assessment as a way of introducing the benefits of both visual literacy and peer-mediated learning into university courses. One such assessment was offered to first-year health science students but, contrary to expectations, led to poorer performance in their end-of-semester examinations. Following an analysis, the assignment was redesigned to offer students a choice of either a group-based animation task or an individual written task. Results showed improved performance on the assignment when students were offered a choice of assignments over when they were offered only the multimedia assignment. Student feedback indicated that students adopt deliberate individual learning strategies when offered choices in assessment. The study suggests that assumptions regarding the superiority of student-generated multimedia over more traditional assessments are not always correct, but that students' agency and individual preferences need to be recognized. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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