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Publication Date: 2020
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Investigation of Non-Native Learners' Informal Learning Processes from Cognitive-Load Theory Perspective
Sendurur, Emine; Dogusoy, Berrin; Yondemir Çaliskan, Neslihan
Interactive Learning Environments, v28 n1 p95-106 2020
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the subtitles embedded into either declarative or procedural video on non-native Turkish speakers' understandings of the content. In addition, their perceived difficulties about and eye behaviors during watching the two videos were explored. There were 40 volunteer international students from various departments. Two experiments were designed to observe how participants' retention performance changed according to the content given in the videos. As participants individually watching the videos, their eye behavior was recorded for more objective observations about their fixations on either subtitle or main areas of the screen. In this way, their eye behaviors and their retention performance were compared. The findings showed that there were no significant differences in participants' scores of retention and perceived difficulty regardless of both the video type (declarative vs. procedural) and subtitle existence (subtitled vs. non-subtitled). Moreover, the declarative video was perceived as difficult despite being easy-to-follow. The eye movement data analysis showed that in both the video types, the number of fixations on the subtitle AOI and main AOI were high in a parallel way, but when the participants experienced with procedural video, the percentage of fixations on subtitle area increased.
Descriptors: Informal Education, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Turkish, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Films, Translation, Foreign Students, Eye Movements, Video Technology, Retention (Psychology), Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Multimedia Instruction, Native Speakers, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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