Effect of Segmenting Educational Video
My son, a grade 5 student, recently watched a video about the gold rush in his classroom. As he sat at his desk, his teacher projected the video onto a ....
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Increasing Attention and Learning Through Cueing
This use of production techniques refers to specific attempts to increase viewer attention and learning by highlighting important elements of a video presentation, cueing and focusing the viewer’s attention, and ....
Scriptwriting for the Ear
Pictures AND Words Video is a visual medium. Often, words aren’t necessary at all to convey a message—product videos are a perfect example of this. But sometimes a picture is ....
Attention-Getting Devices
Video production techniques used to gain viewer attention have had a weaker effect on learning than might be expected from the effort devoted to these techniques. Although attracting and holding ....
Instructional Video Strategies, Techniques, and Devices
Apart from the selection of a presentation format, other major production design decisions include the selection of specific instructional strategies, techniques, and devices. These decisions influence: what information is presentedwhat ....
General Presentation Format
Educational video may take a variety of formats: documentary, dramatization, panel discussion, news broadcast, game show, or talking-head lecture. It may also break from the familiar commercial forms and adopt ....
Video Production and Learning
According to Connely (1994), video is “excellent for gaining attention, informing the learner of the objectives, stimulating recall of the prerequisites, presenting the stimulus material, and enhancing retention and transfer” ....