Abstract
In the information and technology era, instructional video technologies have become popular teaching approaches and attracted academic interest. A growing body of literature has investigated various instructional video technologies and identified influencing factors on their effectiveness. However, the findings on the effectiveness of instructional video technologies are inconsistent. This study conducts a meta-analysis based on 50 included studies, evaluating the effectiveness of different instructional video technologies, effectiveness indicators, educational levels, and countries. This study examines three subgroups of instructional video technologies, finding that in-class video clips (d = 0.688, 95% CI = [0.488, 0.888]) enhance learning effectiveness more significantly than outside-class video clips (d = −0.144, 95% CI = [–0.634, 0.346]) and video games (d = 0.879, 95% CI = [–0.038, 1.796]). Instructional video technologies enhance learning motivations (d = 0.583, 95% CI = [0.123, 1.044]) and practical skill learning (d = 0.493, 95% CI = [0.010, 0.975]) more significantly than knowledge acquisition (d = 0.477, 95% CI = [0.273, 0.682]). Students in primary and middle schools (d = 0.640, 95% CI = [0.317, 0.963]) and adults (d = 0.501, 95% CI = [0.146, 0.856]) benefit from instructional video technologies more significantly than undergraduates (d = 0.438, 95% CI = [0.147, 0.728]). The effectiveness of instructional video technologies varies across countries. The findings may shed light on future study directions on instructional video technologies and promote the designs and applications of emerging video technologies in educational contexts.
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Appendix: Literature Coding Results
Appendix: Literature Coding Results
Included studies | Types of video technologies | Effectiveness indicators | Participants | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aghababaeian et al. (2019) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | Iran |
Aghababaeian et al. (2019) | In-class video clips | Practical skills | Undergraduates | Iran |
Alexander (2013) | In-class video clips | Motivations | Undergraduates | US |
Alexander (2013) | In-class video clips | Motivations | Undergraduates | US |
Alexander (2013) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | US |
Alharbi et al. (2022) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | Saudi Arabia |
Alsmari (2020) | In-class video clips | Practical skills | Undergraduates | Saudi Arabia |
Armstrong et al. (2011) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Adults | US |
Assadi et al. (2015) | Outside-class video clips | Knowledge | Adults | Iran |
Barman and Jena (2021) | In-class video clips | Practical skills | Primary to middle school students | India |
Blanckard et al. (1999) | Video-based gamification | Practical skills | Primary to middle school students | US |
Boster et al. (2007) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Primary to middle school students | US |
Boucheix et al. (2018) | In-class video clips | Motivations | Undergraduates | France |
Boucheix et al. (2018) | In-class video clips | Practical skills | Undergraduates | France |
Box et al. (2017) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | US |
Box et al. (2017) | In-class video clips | Practical skills | Undergraduates | US |
Box et al. (2017) | In-class video clips | Practical skills | Undergraduates | US |
Cattaneo et al. (2018) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Primary to middle school students | Switzerland |
Chen et al. (2021) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Primary to middle school students | China |
Chen et al. (2021) | Video-based gamification | Knowledge | Primary to middle school students | China |
Chen et al. (2021) | Video-based gamification | Practical skills | Primary to middle school students | China |
Chiu and Lee (2009) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | China |
Cooper et al. (2018) | Instructional video | Motivations | Undergraduates | US |
Cronin et al. (1994) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | US |
Cronin et al. (1994) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | US |
Dai et al. (2018) | In-class video clips | Motivations | Adults | Republic of Albania |
Dai et al. (2018) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Adults | Republic of Albania |
De Lima Lopes et al. (2019) | In-class video clips | Practical skills | Undergraduates | Brazil |
Donkor (2010) | In-class video clips | Practical skills | Undergraduates | Republic of Ghana |
Donkor (2010) | In-class video clips | Practical skills | Undergraduates | Republic of Ghana |
Janebi Enayat and Haghighatpasand (2019) | Video-based gamification | Knowledge | Undergraduates | Iran |
Farahani et al. (2020) | Outside-class video clips | Practical skills | Undergraduates | Germany |
Forgatch and Ramsey (1994) | In-class video clips | Motivations | Primary to middle school students | Not specified |
George et al. (2019) | Outside-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | South Africa |
Gonzalves et al. (2018) | Outside-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | France |
Gonzalves et al. (2018) | Outside-class video clips | Practical skills | Undergraduates | France |
Gupta and Sehgal (2012) | Outside-class video clips | Practical skills | Primary to middle school students | India |
Handaya et al. (2021) | Outside-class video clips | Practical skills | Undergraduates | Indonesia |
Hefter and Berthold (2020) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | Germany |
Heidari et al. (2020) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | Iran |
Hochhauser et al. (2018) | Outside-class video clips | Practical skills | Primary to middle school students | Israel |
Huang and Chuang (2016) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | China |
Isa et al. (2021) | In-class video clips | Motivations | Adults | Malaysia |
Kulgemeyer et al. (2022) | Outside-class video clips | Knowledge | Primary to middle school students | Germany |
Liao et al. (2020) | Outside-class video clips | Motivations | Undergraduates | China |
Liao et al. (2020) | Outside-class video clips | Practical skills | Undergraduates | China |
Lin et al. (2021) | In-class video clips | Motivations | Undergraduates | China |
Lwin et al. (2018) | Outside-class video clips | Practical skills | Adults | Myanmar |
Miao et al. (2020) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Adults | Australia |
Mierowsky et al. (2020) | Outside-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | Australia |
Namaziandost et al. (2018) | In-class video clips | Practical skills | Primary to middle school students | Iran |
Ndihokubwayo et al. (2020) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Primary to middle school students | Rwanda |
Norris et al. (2020) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Adults | Canada |
Norris et al. (2020) | In-class video clips | Practical skills | Adults | Canada |
Park et al. (2014) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Primary to middle school students | Korea |
Peahl et al. (2019) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | US |
Pfeiffer et al. (2012) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | German |
Plöger et al. (2018) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | German |
Ramlogan et al. (2014) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | India |
Mohd Saiboon et al. (2014) | Outside-class video clips | Practical skills | Adults | Malaysia |
Saiboon et al. (2016) | Outside-class video clips | Practical skills | Undergraduates | Malaysia |
Shah and Gupta (2017) | In-class video clips | Practical skills | Adults | Ecuador |
Toy et al. (2019) | Outside-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | US |
Toy et al. (2019) | Outside-class video clips | Practical skills | Undergraduates | US |
Washang (2014) | In-class video clips | Knowledge | Undergraduates | Iran |
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Lin, Y., Yu, Z. A Meta-analysis Evaluating the Effectiveness of Instructional Video Technologies. Tech Know Learn (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10758-023-09669-3
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