Journal Article

Comparisons of learner-generated versus instructor-provided multimedia annotations

Pei-Lin, LIU, Chiu-Jung, CHEN

2012

Overview

The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of using learner-generated and instructor-provided multimedia annotations on foreign language reading comprehension and attitudes. The four research questions are: (1) what are the effects of using different multimedia annotations on reading comprehension for learners of different cognitive learning styles (field-dependent and field-independent)? (2) What are the effects of using different multimedia annotations on reading comprehension for learners with different learning abilities (higher-level and lower-level)? And (3) what are learners' attitudes toward using a multimedia annotation system? The results of this study are listed as follows: First, for reading comprehension, the learner-generated annotation group performed better than the instructor-provided group, no matter which cognitive learning style they were. Second, higher-level learners with learner-generated annotation performed better than those with instructor-provided annotation. However, the difference between lower-level learners with learner-generated annotation and those with instructor-provided annotation was not significant. Finally, learners had positive attitudes toward multimedia annotation use and thought text annotation was the most useful of the different types.

• Publisher: Sakarya University
• Subject: Academic Ability / Annotations / Assignments / Attitude Measures / Attitudes / Cognitive Style / College Instruction / College Students / Comparative Analysis / Comparative studies / Computer Assisted Instruction / Computer Software / Computer Software Evaluation / Data Analysis / Educational Technology / Effectiveness studies / English (Second Language) / Foreign Countries / Foreign languages / Group Embedded Figures Test / Hypermedia / Instructional Design / Instructional Effectiveness / Language attitudes / Language Tests / Learning / Multimedia / Multimedia communications / Multimedia Materials / Notetaking / Positive Attitudes / Pretests Posttests / Questionnaires / Reading Comprehension / Reading Materials / Scoring Rubrics / Second language instruction / Second Language Learning / Second language reading / Second language teachers / Student Attitudes / Student Developed Materials / Taiwan / Teacher Developed Materials / Usability / Use Studies