Multimedia in education: what do students think?
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Multimedia is considered to be a cost-effective and practical learning tool. The research aims to study the attitude of students towards the use of various multimedia learning tools.
Method: In order to collect data there was used an online questionnaire. Students participated in the study via email and data was collected over a six-month period.
Results: A total of 263 students responded to the survey. The data shows that with the use of such devices as smartphones (88.88%) and laptops (89.19%), students have a positive experience of participating in the learning process. Students confidently use multimedia resources (76.31%) and have some knowledge of multimedia technologies as part of their learning experience. Students preferred traditional teaching methods over multimedia teaching methods (58.59%), but multimedia is considered to be an effective tool for hands-on learning (73.02%). Participants reported using e-learning tools more often 2D animations than other multimedia tools and 3D websites. Finally, students expressed interest in developing 3D animations (66.66%), using interactive 3D learning tools (65.45%), and developing simulators (64.07%) in order to better develop their future studies.
Conclusion: The results of the study show that the participants recognized the important role of multimedia as a practical learning tool that can significantly complement and improve traditional teaching methods, although according to the results of the study, multimedia cannot replace them. Students expressed particular interest in the development of interactive tools, including the use of simulators for learning to supplement their knowledge and enhance the learning process.
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