The Influence of Interdisciplinary Interactive Animations on High-School Students' Motivation and Performance
Abstract
This paper presents the results of the pilot study pursuing the influence of animations on pupils' motivation and level of knowledge. The study was realized in 2018 at a secondary school. 30 pupils participating intheexperiment were divided into a control group and an experimental group.
Two types of questionnaires were used as a research tool: MSLQ (Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire) and IMI (Intrinsic Motivation Inventory). Furthermore, the pupils filled in a pre-test and post-test in order to acquire the difference in the level ofknowledge.
According to the results, using animations in Science classes has a major influence of almost all aspects of motivation. Moreover, the appropriate inclusion of the animations during the lessons has a positive influence on pupils' level of knowledge.