The Impact of Educational Videos on Learning Geographical Terms

Document Type : Research Paper

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Department of Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, IAU, Tehran Central Branch

Abstract

The present study aimed at investigating the impact of educational videos on primary school students’ learning following a quasi-experimental and comparative design. The study took place in district five in Tehran in the academic year of 2015-2016 during which the participants were examined by two methods of audiovisual (using videos) and descriptive (using pictures). The findings of the study indicated a significant increase in the average test scores of more learning from the pre-test to the post-test, however, there was a slight increase from the average scores of the pre-test to the post-test of better learning which determines the more positive impact of teaching geography  with the help of educational videos. Moreover, the increase in the average test scores of delayed post-tests of better learning compared to more learning indicates the fact that using educational videos can lead to easier, more effective learning which can cause better retrieval of learned information.

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