Video podcast instruction yields higher gain scores than conventional teaching in Educational Psychology among B.Ed students¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q3
Currency · newest study 2014 · checked against its sources 2026-11-02 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Experimental group students taught with video podcasts achieved significantly higher gain scores than control group students taught conventionally (t = 5.48, p < 0.05). → Thiyagu 2014

Evidence¶

Thiyagu 2014¶

K. Thiyagu. (2014). Effectiveness of Video Podcast in Learning Psychology among Bachelor of Education Students. i-manager's Journal on School Educational Technology. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1097634

q3 · i? · causal · r1

Two equivalent group experimental design with 48 B.Ed students (24 per group) at Dr. Sivanthi Aditanar College of Education. The experimental group learned via video podcast while the control group received conventional instruction. The "obtained 't' value 5.48" exceeded the critical value, showing significantly higher gains for the podcast group (means 18.83 vs 10.29).

"the obtained 't' value 5.48 is more than the critical value at 0.05 level of significance and hence, the null hypothesis is rejected. It means that there is a significant difference between control and experimental group students in their gain scores"

Discussion¶

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