Interactive hypermedia : a comparative study of the effects of real-time motion videodisc versus still frame and of cognitive style on cetacea animals knowledge test for second grade students
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Carole Jean Meshot (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Keith Wright
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of real-time motion vs still frame presentation mode and cognitive style (field dependent versus field independent) on a interactive hypermedia knowledge task. The field dependent and field independent cognitive style dimensions of 121 second grade students were determined by the administration of the Children's Embedded Figure Test. Forty field dependent individuals and 40 field independent individuals were selected, randomly assigned to treatment groups, and administered the Cetacea Animals Knowledge Test pre-test. Two groups each of 20 field dependent individuals and 20 field independent individuals received the hypermedia still frame presentation; two groups each of 20 field dependent individuals and 20 field independent individuals received the hypermedia real-time motion presentation. All groups were administered the Cetacea Animals knowledge test post-test. The results of a 2x2 analysis of covariance indicated a significant effect of cognitive style on the post-test scores; field independent students scored higher than field dependent students. There were no differences between hypermedia still frame and realtime motion treatment sub-groups, and no interaction effects between cognitive style field independent and field dependent dimension and hypermedia still frame and real-time motion presentation treatment.
Interactive hypermedia : a comparative study of the effects of real-time motion videodisc versus still frame and of cognitive style on cetacea animals knowledge test for second grade students
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1991
- Subjects
- Interactive multimedia
- Videodiscs in education