Cognitive Effects Of Constructivist And Objectivist Instructional Courseware On Adult Learners With Different Psychological Profiles
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Date
2010-01
Authors
Mitrakul, Nam-Oi
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
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