The MLM group showed greater preference for the study materials over their current textbook than the two text-based groups¶

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q2 i? The MLM group preferred the study materials over their traditional textbook significantly more than the combined Textbook and MLM-script groups (p < 0.02, Fisher exact test); the two text-based groups did not differ (p = 0.4). → Stelzer 2008

Evidence¶

Stelzer 2008¶

Stelzer, Gladding, Mestre, and Brookes. (2008). Comparing the efficacy of multimedia modules with traditional textbooks for learning introductory physics content. https://arxiv.org/abs/0806.0405 doi:10.48550/arxiv.0806.0405

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End-of-study survey comparing study materials with the students' current textbook; the two text-based presentations were combined for this comparison because the small sample made a chi-squared test invalid. Table IV shows 13 of 16 MLM participants preferring the study materials versus 5 of 13 and 8 of 16.

"the MLM group showed a greater preference for the study materials encountered during the intervention over their traditional textbook as compared to the Textbook and the MLM-script groups (p < 0.02, Fisher exact test)."

Discussion¶

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