Modified film commentaries were consistently superior to the original commentary although differences were not statistically significant at a high level of confidence¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 1955 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? All modified commentaries produced slightly higher test scores than the original commentary, but the differences were not statistically significant at a high level of confidence. → Nelson 1955

Evidence¶

Nelson 1955¶

Nelson, H. E. and Vandermeer, A. W. (1955). The Relative Effectiveness of Differing Commentaries in an Animated Film on Elementary Meteorology. Technical Report SDC 269-7-43. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED016911

q2 · i? · causal · r?

A four-version between-group experiment in which 291 air ROTC students viewed one of four film versions with identical visuals and different commentaries and were tested immediately. The review reports "All of the modified commentaries were consistently superior to the original commentary although these differences were not statistically significant at a high level of confidence."

"All of the modified commentaries were consistently superior to the original commentary although these differences were not statistically significant at a high level of confidence."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Creativity — outcome: instruction changes it

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