All About the Project

Target Audience

This interactive video is tailored for young learners in grades one and two who have a foundational understanding of non-standard units of measurement (cubit, fingers, hand span, foot span, arm span, pace, etc.). It serves to deepen their comprehension and make the learning process engaging and enjoyable, whether in a classroom setting or for independent learning.

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Learning Goals

• Primary Goal: Enable students to measure lengths using body parts as non-standard units.

• Practice Opportunities: Students engage with hands-on activities to practice measuring objects, reinforcing their skills and building confidence.

• Immediate Feedback: Provides instant feedback on measurements, allowing students to learn from mistakes and improve accuracy.

• Critical Thinking: Encourages students to deduce measurement rules, fostering critical thinking and deeper understanding.

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Cognitive and Motivational Design Challenges

• Cognitive Challenges:

  • Problem: Lack of clear rules and interactive resources for measuring.

  • Solutions:

    • Schema Construction: Visual schemas highlight common errors to build long-term cognitive schemas.

    • Generation Effect: Students generate answers before receiving explanations, enhancing memory retention.

    • Fidelity Principle: Demonstrates correct and incorrect methods with opportunities for practical application.

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• Motivational Challenges:

  • Problem: Students may lose interest after repeated mistakes or find rules overwhelming.

  • Solutions:

    • Segmentation Principle: Information is segmented to reduce cognitive load, with the ability to rewatch as needed.

    • Inductive Reasoning: Encourages students to build their own knowledge.

    • Goldilocks Principle: Video is concise (under 4 minutes), balancing information load.

    • Anchored Learning: Uses real-world examples to make learning relevant and meaningful.

    • Bloom’s Taxonomy: Encourages recall, application, analysis, and evaluation of measurement rules.

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Form and Function of the Artifact

The video incorporates various learning theories and multimedia principles:

• First Principle of Instruction: Follows Merill’s phases—problem-solving, activation of prior knowledge, demonstration, application, and integration.

• Formative Assessment: Includes questions throughout to challenge learners’ understanding and promote reflection.

• Summative Assessment: Concludes with assessments to evaluate learning.

• Feedback and Motivation: Provides corrective feedback to encourage continuous learning.

• Cognitive Load Theory: Limits information elements per slide to avoid overwhelming learners.

• Segmentation and Learner Pacing: Allows learners to control the pace and rewatch as needed.

• Captions: ADA-compliant, enhancing accessibility.

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Multimedia Principles Applied

• Modality Principle: Uses narration to explain visual content.

• Personalization Principle: Employs a human voice for narration.

• Mapping Principle: Summarizes rules with graphic organizers.

• Embodiment Principle: Features animated characters with human-like gestures to capture attention.