DOI: 10.5176/2251-1814_EeL17.8
Authors: Yaron Ghilay
Abstract:
The aim of the study was to find out a method designated to improve the learning of math courses by adding screencast technology. The intention was to measure the influence of high-quality clips produced by screencast technology, on the learning process of math courses. It was required to find out the characteristics (pedagogical and technical) of such high-quality video clips as well as their advantages for improving the learning process in such courses. The research was based on a sample of students in two math courses (n 41) in higher education. Both courses have been fully covered by video clips (not exclusively) produced by screencast technology. Students were asked to answer a questionnaire focused on the characteristics of effective clips as well as the advantages of such clips for their learning. The research results point out that according to learners' views, video clips' effectiveness depends mainly on lecturers' instructional qualifications as well as their capability of technically producing high-quality videos. Such clips covering the whole course curriculum, are advantageous for learning a math course: the learning process is perceived to be excellent, video clips are better than texts, and its substantial flexibility is a significant advantage as well. Therefore, there is a substantial worthiness to add screencast technology to math courses provided that the entire course is fully covered with relevant video clips, and they are pedagogically and technically highquality.
Keywords: screencast; video screen capture; video clips; learning; math courses
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