Computer-Animations In Education: The Impact Of Graphical Quality (3D / 2D) And Signals

Thomas Huk; Christian Floto

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2003 (2003) pp. 1036–1037

The present study compares the educational value of 2D and 3D-animations and the possible impact of graphical quality on the instructional importance of signals. The results of this study revealed an educational superiority of signaled animations...

Topics: Social Studies, Science, Learning Outcomes, Social Sciences

Combining cognitive and affective support in order to promote learning

Thomas Huk; Stefan Ludwigs

Learning and Instruction Vol. 19, No. 6 (December 2009) pp. 495–505

The present study investigated the impact of cognitive and affective support intervention on the learning outcomes of learners working with a simulation in economics. Cognitive support was given by statements in order to increase reflection and self-...

Language: English

The Influence Of Visual Spatial Ability On The Attitude of Users Towards High-Quality 3D-animations In Hypermedia Learning Environments

Thomas Huk; Mattias Steinke; Christian Floto

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2003 (2003) pp. 1038–1041

Increasingly, videos and 3D animations get integrated into learning software. The development of high quality content is demanding in regard to technical expertise and financial resources. Such an effort should be justified by an enhanced benefit...

Topics: Software, Social Studies, Attitudes, Social Sciences, Students

The Process of Learning with Hypermedia Systems: Linking Learner Characteristics, Software Design and Log Files

Mattias Steinke; Thomas Huk; Christian Floto

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 2744–2747

Log file tracking represents a promising method to investigate the process of learning with hypermedia systems. How do users navigate through software products and how do individual characteristics influence the paths to take? To answer these...

Topics: Evaluation, Social Studies, Multimedia, Navigation, Social Sciences

Evaluation of a Website with Learning Objects for Cell Biology

Thomas Huk; Uwe Sander; Christian Floto

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 2137–2139

The website cells.de offers learning objects for cell biology as a teaching and learning repository. We wanted to find out whether we had been able to address diverse target groups in the teaching and learning process with our offering. Using log...

Topics: Learning Objects

The Influence of Cognitive Abilities and the Presence of 3D Models on the Use of Task Relevant Content in Hypermedia Learning Systems

Mattias Steinke; Thomas Huk; Christian Floto

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 1937–1942

One major reason for the integration of complex 3D models into modern educational software is to increase the motivation of the users. What is the evidence that such features lead to an enhanced involvement when learning with hypermedia systems? And ...

Topics: Students

The Educational Value of Cues in Computer Animations and Its Dependence on Individual Learner Abilities

Thomas Huk; Mattias Steinke; Christian Floto

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 2658–2661

The present study investigates in an empirical setting the instructional relevance of signals in computer animations and the role of learners spatial ability. Therefore a signaled and a non-signaled animation about the biomolecule ATP-Synthase were...

Topics: Computer Sciences, Students, Computers, Social Studies, Social Sciences

The Use of High Quality 3D Animations and Videos in Hypermedia Systems by Learners with different Cognitive Abilities

Mattias Steinke; Thomas Huk; Christian Floto

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2003 (2003) pp. 1193–1196

Cognitive styles play an important determining role regarding navigational preferences when learning with hypermedia systems. A characteristic of modern software products is the integration of complex 3D animations and professional video material....

Topics: Software, Integration, Computers, Video, Students

The Educational Value of Visual Cues and 3D-Representational Format in a Computer Animation under Restricted and Realistic Conditions

Thomas Huk; Mattias Steinke; Christian Floto

Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 38, No. 5 (September 2010) pp. 455–469

Within the framework of cognitive learning theories, instructional design manipulations have primarily been investigated under tightly controlled laboratory conditions. We carried out two experiments, where the first experiment was conducted in a...

Impacts of instructional design on navigation in hypermedia learning environments

Thomas Huk; Mattias Steinke; Christian Floto

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 771–774

To support teachers and lecturers in the process of integrating learning software into their instructional strategies - e.g. by providing advice concerning what content modules to use or how to structure the learning material - it is necessary to...

Topics: Instructional Design, Multimedia, Evaluation, Instructional Materials, Social Sciences

Helping Teachers Developing Computer Animations for Improving Learning in Science Education

Mattias Steinke; Thomas Huk; Christian Floto

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3022–3025

Computer animations are increasingly used for visualization of processes that are otherwise hardly clarified. Especially educational efforts in natural sciences profit from this new chance. The present study investigates in an empirical setting the...

Topics: Computers, Teachers, Social Studies, Computer Sciences, Social Sciences

Computer Animations in Science Education: Is Background Music Beneficial Or Detrimental?

Thomas Huk; Silvia Bieger; Silvia Ohrmann; Beate Weigel

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 4227–4234

Background music is often incorporated in commercial e-learning software in order to motivate and stimulate the users. However, several studies demonstrated negative effects on learning when background music was present. Based on theoretical...

Topics: Students, Computers

The effects of realism in learning with dynamic visualizations

Katharina Scheiter; Peter Gerjets; Thomas Huk; Birgit Imhof; Yvonne Kammerer

Learning and Instruction Vol. 19, No. 6 (December 2009) pp. 481–494

Two experiments are reported that investigated the relative effectiveness of a realistic dynamic visualization as opposed to a schematic visualization for learning about cell replication (mitosis). In Experiment 1, 37 university students watched...

Language: English