University of Twente Student Theses
Long Story Short : About the Impact of Narratives in Learning
Stäube, I. (2024) Long Story Short : About the Impact of Narratives in Learning.
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| Abstract: | This study is aimed at investigating and testing the differences in motivation and learning between prerecorded lectures that either contain a narrative or no narrative. For that purpose, the study follows a pre-test, post-test and delayed-post-test design, including four different microlectures and an assessment for knowledge and predictors of motivation (I.e., perceived value/usefulness and perceived interest). The study was completed online and, accessible from any device with an internet connection. The first part of the study had 20 Participants and the second part had 15 participants; all participants were from the same sample and students at the University of Twente. Once the data was obtained and analyzed, by using open coding, a paired sample t-test and multiple regression analysis, no difference in learning between the narrative and non-narrative conditions was observed. The findings of the paired sample t-test indicate differences in motivation for one of the specific factors used to assess motivation (Value/Usefulness). Further, the only significant predictor for learning was prior knowledge and this was only the case in the non-narrative setting. As these findings are inconsistent with existing literature, more research in the area of narratives versus non-narratives in the context of education and motivation is needed. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/100165 |
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