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Keywords
Interactive videos; Technology--Study and teaching--Audio-visual aids;
Abstract
With the assistance of new technology, teachers are becoming more efficient at passing more information on to groups of students. Interactive video is a relatively new teaching tool currently being used by industry, government and education to teach large numbers of employees and students. Statement of the Problem Is interactive video an effective means to teach selected construction concepts to industrial technology students? Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to determine if interactive video was an appropriate tool for teaching selected construction concepts to industrial technology students at the University of Northern Iowa. The study compared the interactive video method of teaching selected construction concepts to a more conventional video method and a control group. An intact group of Introduction to Construction Technology students was divided into two treatment groups and a control group. Implementing the Study The first treatment group received the interactive video lesson, the second treatment group received the straight video lesson and the control group received no treatment. The instructional lesson was designed to teach concrete slip forming concepts. Design of the Study A posttest only control group design was used, where the posttest was used to measure learning outcomes. An analysis of variance and t-test were the statistical procedures used to analyze the posttest scores between the three groups. Results of the Study The results of the study indicated that a significant positive difference in learning outcomes had occurred between the interactive video group and the conventional video group and the control group, with the interactive video group showing higher gains. Demographic information for all groups was collected and analyzed. The t-tests and analysis of variance indicated that there was no significant difference in average learning outcomes between the three groups of students when considering age or grade level. In summary, the results of this study suggest that interactive video may be an effective tool to teach selected construction concepts to industrial technology students. Generally the findings of this study support the findings of other studies reported in the literature.
Year of Submission
1986
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Industrial Technology
First Advisor
Leslie C. Miller
Second Advisor
Patrick W. Miller
Date Original
1986
Object Description
1 PDF file (92 leaves)
Copyright
©1986 Robert Allen Brus
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Brus, Robert Allen, "Using Interactive Video to Teach Selected Construction Concepts to Industrial Technology Students" (1986). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2212.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2212
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