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Measuring the Effectiveness of Multimedia in Promoting Student Mastery of the Periodic Table
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EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Montreal, Canada ISBN 978-1-880094-56-3 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC

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Abstract

This paper describes a continuing study into the effect of multimedia resources on student mastery of the Periodic Table, and related phenomena. The multimedia include a hard-copy textbook (Howell, 2005), a sequence of Flash movies, and a series of drag-and-drop practice quizzes, the latter of which are delivered using the quizzing tool "Perception". Results from a preliminary study on the teaching and assessment of the Periodic Table, using the drag-and-drop feature are described. Results from student surveys are also presented. Somewhat surprisingly, the students believe that the textbook is a more effective way of learning the Periodic Table than either the Flash Movies or the drag-and-drop exercises.

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Locklin, R., Wiesner, A., Ray, P. & Howell, P. (2005). Measuring the Effectiveness of Multimedia in Promoting Student Mastery of the Periodic Table. In P. Kommers & G. Richards (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2005--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 251-256). Montreal, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 2, 2021 from .

© 2005 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

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