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Screencasts: How effective are they and how do students engage with them?

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The use of screencasts as an instructional technology is increasing rapidly in higher education. While there
appears to be a consensus around students’ satisfaction with the provision of technology-enhanced tools,
there is limited evidence revolving around their impact in terms of knowledge acquisition. Moreover, the
reasons why students choose to engage (or not) with these resources remain largely unreported. The study
assessed the effect of using screencasts on undergraduate students’ understanding and engagement with
learning material in one of their modules. Customised screencasts were used as optional additional learning
and teaching resources. Grades obtained in a test module (with screencasts) and a control module (without
screencasts) were compared to gauge the impact of screencasts on knowledge acquisition. Furthermore, the
reasons for students’ engagement (or lack thereof) with the screencasts were explored using questionnaires.
A modest but significant impact of screencasts on knowledge acquisition was found, and students’ perception
of the screencasts was overwhelmingly positive. Students suggested that screencasts should be kept short to
summarise lectures or delve in-depth into complex concepts but should not replace whole lectures. Reasons
for not using screencasts revolved around a lack of understanding of what the resources were and also a
reported lack of fit between the nature of the tool and self-assessed learning style.

Keywords: higher education, instructional technology, learning approach, screencasts, student learning experience

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Judul Seri

Active Learning in Higher Education

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New York : SAGE Publications Ltd., 2014

Deskripsi Fisik

Active Learning in Higher Education 2014, Vol. 15(1) 25– 37

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English

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DOI: 10.1177/1469787

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2014, Vol. 15(1)

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