Interactive Multimedia in Western Education.

Autor/in	Pina, Antonio R. Bartolome
Titel	Interactive Multimedia in Western Education.
Quelle	(1995), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Computer Interfaces; Costs; Educational Objectives; Foreign Countries; Hypermedia; Multimedia Materials; Program Evaluation; Quality Control; Questionnaires; Users (Information); North America + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cost; Kosten; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Ausland; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Qualitätskontrolle; Fragebogen; Benutzerprofil; Nutzer; Nordamerika
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine how end-users participate in the evaluation of multimedia programs in North America. Questionnaires were sent to over 100 projects (26 returned) focusing on instructional objectives. Results are discussed in terms of graphics, the user/machine interface, costs, program design, quality indicators, such as help and feedback availability and user control, team production, end-user participation, and the overall product quality, The following conclusions were made: (1) 50 percent of the educational programs were "information distribution programs"; (2) the hypermedia model is widely suited; (3) there was continuous evaluation during the production of the program and participation of end users in this evaluation; (4) an objective mechanism for quality control is not systematically used; (5) the multimedia programs depend heavily on the text; (6) the mouse is the most common interface for the user; and (7) the multimedia conception of communication is being used at a high and costly level by developers and at a low level by professors, due to authoring tools, and because there is no consideration of the personal costs, the differences between budgets have no relation to the quality of results. (Contains 25 references.) (AEF)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC