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The Effectiveness of Supplemental Instructional Videos in Construction Education

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Conference

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Baltimore , Maryland

Publication Date

June 25, 2023

Start Date

June 25, 2023

End Date

June 28, 2023

Conference Session

Virtual Training, Online and Open Education; Instructional Technology

Tagged Division

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Page Count

17

DOI

10.18260/1-2--44445

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https://peer.asee.org/44445

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369

Paper Authors

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Andrew Floyd Barnes University of North Florida

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Andrew Barnes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management at the University of North Florida. His expertise and research interests are in multimedia learning, construction management education, and residential construction.

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Andrew McCoy Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Andrew McCoy is the Beliveau Professor and associate director of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction (MLSoC) and director of the Virginia Center for Housing Research (VCHR) at Virginia Tech. He teaches construction innovation and emergent technology and has over 20 years of experience in the industry.

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Abstract

Instructional videos have become a prominent fixture in higher education. However, little empirical research has tested their direct impact on student performance, particularly in the context of construction education. As part of a broader investigation on the use of instructional videos in construction education, 46 students in a building construction course at a major university in the United States participated in a 12-week research study aimed at understanding the ability of supplemental instructional videos (SIVs) to improve student performance on reading quizzes. SIVs are a popular subcategory of instructional videos that have been promoted in the literature for being effective at improving student cognition and learning. The SIVs for the course were developed by the instructor in accordance with an interdisciplinary synthesis of best practices for video design. They were delivered online as complementary learning materials for course readings in a repeated-measures crossover experiment. ANOVAs and t-tests were used to compare average quiz scores. Contrary to much of the previous research, results from the experiment indicated no significant differences in performance between students who received SIVs and the control group. This outcome was the same regardless of student gender, number of years in college, final class grade, and the complexity of the learning topic. These results suggest that construction instructors who are considering using SIVs specifically to boost classroom performance should moderate their expectations. This study was underway when the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly moved all courses at the university online. At the completion of the study, in-person and online modalities were also compared, revealing that a statistically significant increase in student performance accompanied the online period of instruction, independent of SIV treatment.

Barnes, A. F., & McCoy, A. (2023, June), The Effectiveness of Supplemental Instructional Videos in Construction Education Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--44445

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