Video benefits learning only when its interactivity matches or exceeds the comparison condition¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r3 · q3 · i0 negligible
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i0 Relative interactivity significantly moderated effects: video showed no benefit when the control condition was more interactive (g = -0.07, a negligible printed effect), moderate benefit when interactivity was equivalent (g = 0.33), and large benefit when video was presented in a more interactive context (g = 0.62). → Noetel 2021

Evidence¶

Noetel 2021¶

Noetel, M., Griffith, S., Delaney, O., Sanders, T., Parker, P., del Pozo Cruz, B., & Lonsdale, C. (2021). Video Improves Learning in Higher Education: A Systematic Review. Review of Educational Research, 91(2), 204–236. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654321990713

q3 · i0 · quant-synthesis · r3

Moderation analysis of relative interactivity across replacement studies. The review reports no benefit "when the control condition was afforded more interactivity (g = -0.07, 95% CI [-0.38, 0.25])", g = 0.33 when equivalent, and g = 0.62 (95% CI [0.13, 1.11], n = 8, k = 8) when video was more interactive (e.g., co-viewing with a peer).

"The relative interactivity was a significant moderator of effects (R22 = 0.01, R32 = 0.12, p = 0.04). There was no benefit to video when the control condition was afforded more interactivity (g = -0.07, 95% CI [-0.38, 0.25], n = 32, k = 16)."

Discussion¶

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