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An Evaluation of the Modality Effect: The Impact of Presentation Style and Pacing on Learning, Mental Effort, and Self-Efficacy

abstract: The current study investigated how multimedia pacing (learner-control versus system-paced) and presentation styles (visual-only versus audio/visual) impact learning physics concept material, mental effort, and self-efficacy. This 2X2 factorial study randomly assigned participants into one of four conditions that manipulated presentation style (visual-only versus audio/visual) and pacing of the content (system-paced versus learning-controlled). Participant's learning was measured by recording their retention of information and ability to transfer information. Measures of perceived difficulty (mental effort) and perceived ability (self-efficacy) were also obtained. No significant effects were observed in this study which doesn’t support the existence of either the modality or reverse modality effect at least in these noisier online learning environments. In addition, the hypothesis that their effects could be an artifact of experimental design could not be proven as the learner control condition did not yield any significant results. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Human Systems Engineering 2018

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:50517
Date January 2018
ContributorsKrause, Tyler (Author), Craig, Scotty D (Advisor), Gray, Robert (Committee member), Branaghan, Russell (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher)
Source SetsArizona State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeMasters Thesis
Format50 pages
Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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