Student Preference and Results after Comparing Screencast and Static Tutorials: A Usability Study

Mestre, Lori S.

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Title

Student Preference and Results after Comparing Screencast and Static Tutorials: A Usability Study

Author(s)

Mestre, Lori S.

Issue Date

2012-05

Keyword(s)

• online learning
• usability studies
• tutorial assessment
• UIUC,

Abstract

Tutorials can be “captivating” and if designed in a pedagogically sound way can provide valuable active learning experiences. However, the incorporation of multimedia takes extra time and expertise as far as learning the software, scripting, storyboarding, capturing, adding call outs, hotspots, captioning and recording. With demands on time at a premium it is important to evaluate whether the efforts result in the desired goals. Do students learn better with this type of platform/presentation of material or would they learn just as well, or better, with another? To test this, a usability study of two types of tutorials was conducted with 21 students representing diverse cultures and learning styles. Four hypotheses were tested to determine if tutorials made with screencasting software or those that that were static web pages with screenshots resulted in better comprehension for the task at hand.

Publisher

Emerald

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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