ARTEFACT 6

for this artefact i looked at group participation and the furthered my research into the format of instruction


VIDEO TUTORIAL
FLASH TUTORIAL

EVALUATION
For artefact 6 I created a piece instructional design for a Dreamweaver tutorial. The aim of this test was to find how user participation, and the format of instruction affected learning.
I created a roll over button tutorial. I used 2 versions of the same tutorial, the first was a video tutorial form the Internet, and the second was a Flash tutorial I created.
I asked 12 people to complete this task. (6 people using the video tutorial, and 6 using the flash tutorial). Below is how the groups were spit up.
• Individual
• 1 to 1 (myself helping the participant if necessary)
• Group (consisting of 3 people)

I analysed the results from the tests. I looked at
• Time taken, from each group
• Accuracy of final product
• Whether any issues arose in the task

Looking at the time for the task I found that the video tutorial took longer to complete. This was a surprise as I assumed that the participants would find watching the process of the task being completed easiest to follow. However I found that being a short task, users found the flash tutorial quicker to follow.
All the final products worked correctly.
I found that only the participants that worked individually came up with issues, reasons being they had no one to discuss their problems with.
Finally I found that the most efficient group was the 1 to 1 group. They completed the task quickest, and if issues arose I was there to help as I have experience on this type of task.
Through this test I found that users learn better in a 1 to 1 situation, as they can ask questions. Also in terms of efficiency a flash tutorial is better than video tutorials for a simple, shorter task.