Journal article

Publication year: 2021

Pages: 420-444

Journal: Psychology Learning & Teaching

Volume number: 20

Issue number: 3

ISSN: 1475-7257

eISSN: 2057-3022

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/14757257211028723

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Abstract: 
In this study, we present the newly developed Misconceptions about Multimedia Learning Questionnaire (MMLQ), we evaluate its psychometric properties (item difficulties, scale reliabilities, and internal structure), and we use it to examine the prevalence of four different misconceptions about multimedia learning in student teachers and teachers. A total of 311 participants (176 teachers and 135 student teachers) responded to the items of the MMLQ. The results revealed moderate reliabilities of the MMLQ scales. Moreover, an a priori assumed four-factor structure of misconceptions about multimedia learning was most compatible with teachers' and student teachers' answers to the MMLQ items. These four factors were learning styles (multimedia instruction needs to be adapted to students' learning styles [visual or auditory]), hemispheric isolation (multimedia instruction enables hemispheric communication), naive summation (multimedia instruction is more effective the more sensory channels are used), and motivation primacy (multimedia instruction is mainly effective because it is motivating). The majority of teachers and student teachers endorsed three of the four misconceptions about multimedia learning (i.e., learning styles [78.1%], hemispheric isolation [58.8%], and naive summation [81.4%]) as assessed by the MMLQ. This finding may provide valuable information for teacher education and training regarding this specific issue.

Harvard Citation style: Eitel, A., Prinz, A., Kollmer, J., Niessen, L., Russow, J., Ludaescher, M., et al. (2021) The Misconceptions About Multimedia Learning Questionnaire: An Empirical Evaluation Study With Teachers and Student Teachers, Psychology Learning & Teaching, 20(3), Article 14757257211028723. pp. 420-444. https://doi.org/10.1177/14757257211028723

APA Citation style: Eitel, A., Prinz, A., Kollmer, J., Niessen, L., Russow, J., Ludaescher, M., Renkl, A., & Lindner, M. (2021). The Misconceptions About Multimedia Learning Questionnaire: An Empirical Evaluation Study With Teachers and Student Teachers. Psychology Learning & Teaching. 20(3), Article 14757257211028723, 420-444. https://doi.org/10.1177/14757257211028723