Learning Online: A Comparison of Different Media Types

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Based on research about humor, foreign languages, and instructional design, in the current study we examined whether successful learning is related to using different types of media. We compared the comprehension of an economic concept in novices (N = 82) under three conditions: a Wikipedia article, a funny, and a serious YouTube video. The media were presented in English, which is a foreign language to most of the German-speaking sample. The funny video turned out to be the condition related to better success in learning while individual variables, namely learning styles and metacognitive evaluation, were controlled. Learning styles were assessed with a modified version of Kolb’s learning style inventory. Regarding metacognition, it was further found out that answering by logical thinking correlated negatively, and that answering by processing the presented material correlated positively with the number of correct answers. The article concludes with possible explanations, practical implications, limitations, and hints for future research.
Original languageEnglish
JournalTechnology, Knowledge and Learning
Volume20
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)133-146
Number of pages14
ISSN2211-1670
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12.07.2015
Externally publishedYes

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© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.

    Research areas

  • Psychology - multimedia learning, differences in learning, Foreign languages, learning styles, metacognition, humorous learning

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