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https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.29721
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2015
viii, 102 pages : some color
Masters Thesis
Academic theses
Text
eng
Wang, Yanfei
Giard, Jacques
Fehler, Michelle
Faria, Rowan De
Arizona State University
Partial requirement for: M.S.D., Arizona State University, 2015
Includes bibliographical references (pages 58-67)
Field of study: Design
This research contributes to emergent body of knowledge regarding the understanding of relationship between visual elements and E-learning outcomes. Visual images and texts are the main visual elements within the study.<br/><br/>A literature review was conducted on E-learning situations, and a discussion on the role of visual elements in E-learning. Data collection was also conducted by way of a test, which randomly placed participants into three groups and assigned them to three different E-learning courses. The texts for the three courses were the same font, but the first course had text only, the second course had text and "bad" images, and the third one had text and "good" images. Every time participants finished a short course, they were requested to do a short quiz based on what they had learned. In addition, every participant needed to do a survey based on his or her E-learning experience. Research data was finally collected through the test scores and surveys.<br/><br/>Key findings of this research are: (1) The combination of text and "good" image materials in E-learning can greatly enhance the learning outcomes; (2) the "good" images in learning materials can add to the value of the text content as well as improve the satisfactory level of learners in E-learning; (3) "bad" images do not enhance E-learning outcomes; and (4) E-learners will spend a longer time to complete learning materials containing images, no matter how good or "bad" the images are.
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Educational tests & measurements
Bad images
E-learning outcomes
Good images
Visual Elements
Visual Communication
Digital images
Computer-assisted instruction--Design.
Computer-assisted instruction
Visual elements and their effects on the learning outcomes of E-learning