Speech Cueing on the Web by ‘The Little Dude’: Multimedia Instruction for Young Children
ARTICLE
Bruce Mann, Henry Schulz, Memorial University, Canada ; Jianping Cui, Bow Valley College, Canada
IJOPCD Volume 2, Number 3, ISSN 2155-6873 Publisher: IGI Global
Abstract
There is a real need for studies on learning from multimedia with school-age children, even pre-school children. In this research, temporal speech cueing was proposed to help young children as they listened to a speaking pedagogical agent direct their attention to details in on-screen text and graphics. An experiment was conducted with 4th and 5th graders (n = 133) who read on-screen text, and listened to cues presented by a pedagogical agent. Results showed that children in the speech cueing group out-performed those in the on-screen text group in immediate and delayed post-tests. Agent movement had no effect. Implications are discussed for helping young children to learn from the on-screen text presented in contemporary educational multimedia.
Citation
Mann, B., Schulz, H. & Cui, J. (2012). Speech Cueing on the Web by ‘The Little Dude’: Multimedia Instruction for Young Children. International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design, 2(3), 32-44. IGI Global. Retrieved August 8, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/185539/.
