TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of a pretest in an interactive, multimodal pretraining system for learning science concepts
AU - Bos, Floris A.B.H.
AU - Terlouw, Cees
AU - Pilot, Albert
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - In line with the cognitive theory of multimedia learning by Moreno and Mayer (2007), an interactive, multimodal learning environment was designed for the pretraining of science concepts in the joint area of physics, chemistry, biology, applied mathematics, and computer sciences. In the experimental set up, a pretest was embedded in order to increase the effect of the treatment. The pretest consisted of short-answer and multiple-choice questions. The results show a high learning gain, especially after applying a pretest. The learning gain was insignificant if no treatment followed the pretest. The pretest effect did not depend on the question type. Time on task was not a significant variable.
AB - In line with the cognitive theory of multimedia learning by Moreno and Mayer (2007), an interactive, multimodal learning environment was designed for the pretraining of science concepts in the joint area of physics, chemistry, biology, applied mathematics, and computer sciences. In the experimental set up, a pretest was embedded in order to increase the effect of the treatment. The pretest consisted of short-answer and multiple-choice questions. The results show a high learning gain, especially after applying a pretest. The learning gain was insignificant if no treatment followed the pretest. The pretest effect did not depend on the question type. Time on task was not a significant variable.
U2 - 10.1080/13803610903458659
DO - 10.1080/13803610903458659
M3 - Article
SN - 1380-3611
VL - 15
SP - 571
EP - 590
JO - Educational research and evaluation
JF - Educational research and evaluation
IS - 6
ER -