scholarly journals Pedagogic prestidigitation: using magic tricks to enhance educational videos

PeerJ ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. e9610
Author(s):  
Richard Wiseman ◽  
William Houstoun ◽  
Caroline Watt
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Need For Cognition ◽  
Educational Video ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Educational Videos ◽  
Future Work ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Cognition Scale

Previous research suggests that magic tricks can be employed within an educational context to enhance attention, engagement, critical thinking and recall. This study builds on this work by examining the impact of incorporating magic tricks into an online educational video. Adult participants (N = 198) completed a need for cognition scale and then watched a video containing either several bespoke card tricks that had been specially devised to help tell the story of the Apollo Moon landings (Magic Video), or an almost identical video that did not contain any magic tricks (Control Video). All participants rated their levels of engagement, absorption and recall. Compared to the Control Video, the Magic Video was rated as significantly more interesting, informative and absorbing. There was no difference between the groups for recall. There was a positive correlation between participants’ need for cognition scores, and the degree to which they found the Magic Video interesting, and were willing to share it with others. The theoretical, methodological and practical implications of these results are discussed, along with recommendations for future work.

Anchor effects in appraisals: do information and theoretical knowledge matter?

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Palm ◽  
Magnus Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Cognitive Capacity ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Financial Behaviour ◽  
Real Estate Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of theoretical knowledge related to financial behaviour and especially anchor effects. Design/methodology/approach The study design is based upon an experiment divided into two parts, before and after the development of the course curriculum for the course introducing behavioural finance for undergraduate real estate students. Findings The study concludes that the anchor effect is persistent also after introducing theoretical knowledge regarding financial behaviour and anchor effects. To conclude the results, in this study, indicates that the appraisal of properties are dependent on the individual’s cognitive capacity to mitigate anchor effects. There are epistemological assumptions underlying the belief in the individuals’ capacity to handle anchor effects that might provide biased appraisals. These assumptions need to be carefully tested and treated to increase the accuracy of property appraisals. Practical implications The study result also highlights the possibility that current literature in valuation, and learning activities, does not emphases and stimulate readers to critical thinking. This paper would, therefore, propose also other real estate education programmes to be aware of the potential lack of critical thinking among the students. Originality/value It provides an insight regarding how appraisal of properties is dependent on the individual’s cognitive capacity to mitigate anchor effects.

Improving Acceptance of Background Noise with Sound Enrichment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Gordon-Hickey ◽  
Shelby Davis ◽  
Leah Lewis ◽  
James Van Haneghan
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Background Noise ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Random Assignment ◽  
Treatment Results ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Future Work ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: Acceptance of background noise serves as a means to predict likelihood of hearing aidsuccess. Individuals that are able to accept background noise are more likely to be successful with hearingaids.Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the impact of sound enrichment on the acceptable noiselevel (ANL).Study Sample: Nineteen young adult participants served as listeners. Participants were randomlyassigned to the experimental or control group.Research Design: An experimental design with random assignment to experimental or control groupwas used.Data Collection and Analysis: One group used sound enrichment procedures for 2 weeks, whereas theother group served as a control group. Sound enrichment procedures required that participants add lowlevelbackground sound to any quiet environment encountered during the study. Most comfortable listeninglevel (MCL) and background noise level (BNL) were measured at three sessions, each 1 weekapart (baseline, after 1 week of treatment, and after 2 weeks of treatment).Results: Analytical statistics revealed that ANL improved for the sound enrichment group but remainedthe same for the control group. For both groups, there was no significant change in MCL across sessions.However, for the experimental group, BNL improved (increased) over the 2-week period while usingsound enrichment.Conclusions: Results of this study indicate that ANL can be improved with the use of sound enrichmentprocedures over a 2-week period. Future work should examine the use of sound enrichment proceduresfor older adults with hearing loss.

Information and Communication Technology and Cultural Change

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Hansen ◽  
Tom Postmes ◽  
Nikita van der Vinne ◽  
Wendy van Thiel
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ict For Development ◽  
Practical Implications

This paper studies whether and how information and communication technology (ICT) changes self-construal and cultural values in a developing country. Ethiopian children were given laptops in the context of an ICT for development scheme. We compared children who used laptops (n = 69) with a control group without laptops (n = 76) and a second control group of children whose laptop had broken down (n = 24). Results confirmed that after 1 year of laptop usage, the children’s self-concept had become more independent and children endorsed individualist values more strongly. Interestingly, the impact of laptop usage on cultural values was mediated by self-construal (moderated mediation). Importantly, modernization did not “crowd out” traditional culture: ICT usage was not associated with a reduction in traditional expressions (interdependent self-construal, collectivist values). Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Need for Cognition Scale--Short Form; Italian Version

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Aquino ◽  
Laura Picconi ◽  
Francesca Romana Alparone
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Need For Cognition ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Cognition Scale

The Impact of BRICS in Reconstructing the International Order

2020 ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Tareq Mohammed Dhannoon AL Taie
Keyword(s):  
International System ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Active Role ◽  
International Order ◽  
First Century ◽  
International Affairs ◽  
Strategic Action ◽  
Brics Countries ◽  
Future Work ◽  
The Impact

The BRICS countries have a historical aspiration for global leadership, especially Russia and China, and other countries trying to have a position in the pyramid of international powers in the twenty-first century, especially Brazil, India and South Africa, they worked to unify their efforts, in order to achieve integration in the strategic action, activate its role in International affairs, ending American domination , and restructuring an international system that have an active role in its interactions.       The research hypothesis is based on the idea that the BRICS group, despite the nature of its economic composition and its long-term goals, but its political influence as a bloc, is greater than the proportion of its economic influence in restructuring the new international order. The BRICS group has the capabilities to reshape the international order, but disputes among some of its members represent a challenge to its future work. Its goals will not be achieved without teamwork. Third world countries, especially those that reject unipolarism, have regarded one of the pillars supporting multi-polarity, aiming of giving them freedom of movement in international relations. The ultimate goal of the BRICS is a political nature, as economic mechanisms are used to achieve political goals.

Multimedia: Myths and Realities

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy Large ◽  
Jamshid Behesti ◽  
Alain Breuleux ◽  
Andre Renaud
Keyword(s):  
Educational Context ◽  
User Group ◽  
Information Industry ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Still Images ◽  
Information Product ◽  
Mcgill University ◽  
The Impact

From the 1994 CAIS Conference: The Information Industry in Transition McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. May 25 - 27, 1994.Multimedia products are now widely available on a variety of platforms, and there is a widespread assumption that the addition of still images, animation and sound to text will enhance any information product. The research reported in this paper investigates such claims for multimedia in an educational context and for a specific user group: grad-six primary school students. The students' ability to recall, make inferences from, and comprehend articles presented to them in print, as text on screen, and in mutlimedia format has been mesured. The findings to date suggest that the impact of multimedia is subtle, and that generalisations about the effectiveness of multimedia, at least with children in an educational context, should be employed cautionously. The long-term goal is to identify design criteria which can be employed in the production of multimedia products for schools.

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