Learner-Created Learning Content in a History Classroom: The Effects of Visual Representation Creation on Motivation and Achievement in History

• In Event: 63.083 - Historical Representation and Instruction in Social Studies

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Learner Created Learning Content (LCLC) on middle school students’ motivation and achievement in history. This study adopted the perspectives of constructionism and the knowledge creation metaphor that emphasize learning through developing collaborative shared artifacts. Two groups of students created a visual representation of learning content using two multimedia authoring tools; a video creation tool and a visual image authoring tool. The study results showed that implementing LCLC through a visual image authoring tool was effective to improve achievement in history as compared to using a video production. However, motivation difference between the two groups was not significant. Both groups’ motivation was consistent at the level of “Moderately motivated”.

Author

• Sanghoon Park, University of South Florida