Title
The reverse modality effect: Examining student learning from interactive computer‐based instruction
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of modality on learning from multimedia instruction. This study utilized a factorial between-subject design to examine the effects of modality on student learning outcomes, study patterns and mental effort. An interactive computer-presented diagram was developed to teach the places of articulation in human speech. A total of 151 undergraduate students at a large southwestern university in USA participated in this study. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two modality conditions (ie, written text and spoken text). Data were obtained through surveys, student logs and knowledge tests. Findings revealed a reverse modality effect, wherein participants who studied with written text outperformed those who studied with spoken text.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1111/bjet.12129
BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Field
DocType
Volume
Modality effect,Computer-Assisted Instruction,Mental effort,Computer science,Achievement test,Computer-based instruction,Place of articulation,Teaching method,Pedagogy,Student learning
Journal
46.0
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
1.0
0007-1013
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.45
2
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Fethi A. Inan1506.89
Steven M. Crooks21267.06
Jong-Pil Cheon31217.20
Fatih Ari4132.47
Raymond Flores5132.47
Murat Kurucay6121.47
Dmitrii Paniukov771.70