Vural, Ö. F. (2013). The impact of a question-embedded video-based learning tool on e-learning. Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice, 13(2), 1315–1323.
Vural (2013) researched whether questions given in videos could improve students’ learning online. 318 students from a computer literacy course at a university in Turkey participated in the experiment. One group of students used regular videos while the other used videos with questions. Both included the same content. Students in the question-included group had to answer questions before moving on to the next.
Students that had to do the questions spent more time with the materials and more time in the online environment, and ended up with higher scores compared to the group with regular videos. The research ended with the result that regular videos are not as likely to improve learning because some students may watch them without actually comprehending the content, and they are more passive to interact with learning materials. Questions make them more focused on the content and remember the information they studied to make sure they know it. However, the effect size of the research was small.
This article provides a way to make videos more helpful with studying and learning. It makes people recall the information to make sure they understand. Evidence shows that videos with interactive questions can enhance attention, participation, and learning performance. The online course design should include embedded interactive questions to improve the learner’s experience and outcomes.
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