Cognitive Effects Of Constructivist And Objectivist Instructional Courseware On Adult Learners With Different Psychological Profiles

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2010-01
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Mitrakul, Nam-Oi
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
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This study is conducted to examine the effects of a multimedia instructional courseware for adult learners at the Rajabhat University, Thailand. Two multimedia courseware with similar contents but different instructional modes were developed, namely, the Constructivist Instructional Courseware Mode (CICM) and the Objectivist Instructional Courseware Mode (OICM). The CICM was assigned to 122 adult learners whereas the OICM was assigned to 126 adult learners. This quasiexperimental study employed 2 x 4 and repeated 2 x 2 factorial design. The independent variables were multimedia approaches, i.e. the CICM and the OICM, whereas the dependent variable was the learners’ achievement. The moderator variables were learners’ learning styles (diverger or assimilator or converger or accommodator), cognitive styles (field-independent, FI or field- dependent, FD) and locus of control (internal locus of control, I, or external locus of control, E).
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Cognitive Effects Of Constructivist And Objectivist Instructional Courseware , Adult Learners With Different Psychological Profiles
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