Monday, November 10, 2008

SELECTING APPROPRIATE VIDEO CD

We have done an evaluation by using a video CD to identify an appropriate and suitable Instuctional Media for students. We selected an English Video CD,"Children's Amazing Educational Video" as our material. We divided into 3 criteria :

1) INSTRUCTIONAL
A. Motivation
B. Learner Control

2) COSMETICS
A. Colour
B. Text Layout
C. Use of Hypertext
D. Screen Layout
E. Graphics
F. Animation
G. Sound

3) TECHNICAL
A. Ease to use


Firstly, we describe about the instructional of this CD. In motivation, this CD provoke attention with the use of colours, brightness, sounds, graphics, and animations troughtout the program but it does not provide the activity such as game after completing each lessons. Besides that, the program in this CD does not provide and maintain approprite level of challenge, but it encourages students to envision themselves in an imaginary contact or even where they can use the information that they learn. In addition, learner control in this program has various songs in each lesson that allow students to be active, collaborative and reflective in knowledge instruction. The students are not be able to discover this program freely because we have to buy the CD first. In this program, students can exit from the program anytime.

Then, we move to cosmetics of this CD. The colour in this program can enhance the impact and legibility of the screen. The font that had been used also legibility. This program must require the using of textbook while students watching this program to give them fully understanding. Besides that, each screen includes well laid out combination of text and animation, but it not clear. The graphics in this program can help visualization of particular event, object and can help memorization of key information. Unfortunately, the graphic aids are not help students to understand and they are not attractive. The animation of this program also cannot minimize static boredom but it can invites reaction or input and motivate trough humor. The sound is added in this program to ensure the students understand with the teaching point.

Lastly, the last evaluation of this CD is on technical. this program is ease to use and do not require specialized training to operate because it just a Video CD. We only can buy it and play it on the computer or any VCD player.


PREPARED BY :

MUNAUWARAH BT ABDULLAH 0722576
NUR RUZAINI BT FAUZI 0721844
SITI ARBAIAH BT HUSSIN

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