Effects of the Online VOD Self-learning on English Ability of Taiwanese College Students: The ARCS Approach
This study investigated the effect of the Live DVD self-learning system on English learning motivation of students of a Taiwanese technological university. Modeled on the ARCS motivation model of Keller (1987), this study validated the ARCS model, examine
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Abstract This study investigated the effect of the Live DVD self-learning system on English learning motivation of students of a Taiwanese technological university. Modeled on the ARCS motivation model of Keller (1987), this study validated the ARCS model, examined the effects of Majors and English Levels on motivation, and tested the proposed structural model involving the effect of the ARCS model on self-assessed English skills. Five hundred and twenty-seven students of three English ability groups completed a survey questionnaire. Statistical procedures including confirmatory factor analysis, factorial ANOVA, and structural equation modelling were performed to address the research questions. The participants were found to have overall positive motivation toward the Live DVD System in terms of the ARCS model. English Levels had significant influence on Attention, with students of Mid and Low-level groups having higher attention to the Live DVD system than High-level group students. For Satisfaction, aside from the main effect of English Levels, the English Levels*Majors interaction effect was also found to be statistical; for non-engineering majors, students of mid and low English abilities were found to have higher satisfaction with the Live DVD System than high proficiency students, while for Level B groups, nonengineering had higher satisfaction with the self-learning system than engineering students. Only Confidence of the ARCS in the proposed structural model was found to have significant effect on Self-assessed Skills, students with stronger confidence tending therefore to have higher self-rated English abilities. Keywords Live DVD
ARCS motivation model
D.-F. Huang (&) Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China e-mail: [email protected]
Y.-M. Huang et al. (eds.), Advanced Technologies, Embedded and Multimedia 1009 for Human-centric Computing, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 260, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7262-5_115, Ó Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
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Introduction Lack of learning motivation of students, especially those of vocational and technological universities, has long been claimed to cause ineffectiveness of English education in Taiwan. Teaching approaches geared towards initiating selfdirected learning via technology-mediated support with a view to enhancing learning motivation have hence been gaining ascendancy in English learning settings across different educational levels in Taiwan. Multimedia provides variety and excitement to a computer-supported teaching and learning environment, adapting instruction to the diverse learning preferences of students [1]. Advanced multimedia instruction heightens visual aspects of communication, provides dynamic learning experiences and raises learning results [2]. Multimedia materials such as DVDs and VODs as effective self-directed learning aids enhances students’ comprehension and memory, increases their motivation and promotes their concentration on the content
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