A short animated film transmits a high density of information that cannot be learned in a single viewing and can negatively affect understanding¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r1 · q1
Currency · newest study 2020 · checked against its sources 2026-11-01 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? The film offered 38 astronomy-specific information items, about 7-8 per minute, with 691 words of oral text. → Vereș 2020 q1 i? The authors conclude that a large amount of information presented in a short period cannot be learned through one viewing and can negatively affect understanding and learning. → Vereș 2020 (2)

Evidence¶

Vereș 2020¶

Vereș, S. & Magdaș, I. (2020). The Use of Animation Film in Forming Representations about the Planet Earth and the Solar System. Romanian Review of Geographical Education, 9(1), 38-59. https://doi.org/10.23741/RRGE120183

q1 · i? · qualitative · r2

Content analysis of the film's soundtrack by visual and thematic methods, reported in the discussion of the film analysis. The film covers four concepts and 11 named cosmic bodies.

"The film offers a lot of information (38) specif ic t o astronomy related to tim e resources. About 7-8 new information are transmitted per minute. The total number of words in the oral text is 691."

Vereș 2020 (2)¶

Vereș, S. & Magdaș, I. (2020). The Use of Animation Film in Forming Representations about the Planet Earth and the Solar System. Romanian Review of Geographical Education, 9(1), 38-59. https://doi.org/10.23741/RRGE120183

q1 · i? · causal · r1

Authors' conclusion drawn from the low Test 2 gains and the film's information density. This is an interpretive statement, not a separately tested result.

"However, a large amount of information offered by an animated film while presented in a short period of time, cannot be learned following a viewing and can have a negative effect on their understanding and learning."

Discussion¶

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