Redundancy effect on retention of vocabulary words using multimedia presentation

Examining the redundancy effect in a multimedia presentation on retention of French vocabulary

“…The information delivery hypothesis states that when the same information is presented by more means than fewer means, it will facilitate better learning and retention (Mayer, Heiser & Lonn, 2001). Nevertheless, Samur's (2012) findings were inconsistent with the redundancy principle which predicts that learning would be impaired if the elements in the presentation were redundant (Kalyuga, Chandler & Sweller, 1999;Mayer et al, 2001). Redundancy occurs when the same information is presented in multiple forms or is unnecessarily elaborated (Sweller, 2005).…”

“…The first type of multimedia presentation consisted of two elements -animation and narration (AN), whereas the second type consisted of three elements -animation, narration and on-screen text. Samur (2012) found that the students' retention of Turkish vocabulary was better when they were exposed to the ANT presentation rather than to the AN presentation. Consistent with the information delivery hypothesis, it is argued that those in the ANT group may have learned more of the French vocabulary because the words were exposed to them in multiple ways (involving three components of multimedia elements rather than only two multimedia elements, as in the AN presentation).…”

“…The use of multimedia presentations has also been implemented more recently in the learning of foreign languages (i.e., Samur 2012). Samur (2012) used two types of multimedia presentation to investigate the learning of Turkish vocabulary among a group of students who had nil to low levels of knowledge about the Turkish language. The first type of multimedia presentation consisted of two elements -animation and narration (AN), whereas the second type consisted of three elements -animation, narration and on-screen text.…”

“…The benefit of studying a foreign language allows the students to become more confident in the international culture and should provide additional opportunities such as being able to access foreign technology, constructive engagement with foreign societies, politics, global trading and education. The work of Samur (2012) has inspired researchers to explore further the use of multimedia presentations in enhancing the learning of other foreign languages such as French, Arabic and Mandarin, which students usually take as one of their generic university courses. In learning a foreign language, learning the vocabulary words is crucial and it has been argued that "vocabulary learning is considered to be the basic step toward mastering a foreign language" (Huang & Chen, 2011, p. 62).…”

The Effects of Audio Comedy Test on Listening Comprehension Skills of EFL Learners

“…Published by SCHOLINK INC. (Ozdemir, Izmirli, & Sahin-Izmirl, 2016) and in line with this principle, it has been suggested adding text on screen which duplicates spoke audio contributes to poorer learning (Samur, 2012). Moreover, listening with audio mode fosters the improvement of English learners' listening skills.…”