Impacts of Color Coding on Programming Learning in Multimedia Learning: Moving Toward a Multimodal Methodology

In the present study, we tested the effectiveness of color coding on the programming learning of students who were learning from video lectures. Effectiveness was measured using multimodal physiological measures, combining eye tracking and electroencephalography (EEG). Using a between-subjects desig...

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Autores principales: Yang Liu, Weifeng Ma, Xiang Guo, Xuefen Lin, Chennan Wu, Tianshui Zhu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:caecfd07f17846f0b95fe8f2adc7fb3a2021-12-03T05:02:09ZImpacts of Color Coding on Programming Learning in Multimedia Learning: Moving Toward a Multimodal Methodology1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.773328https://doaj.org/article/caecfd07f17846f0b95fe8f2adc7fb3a2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.773328/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078In the present study, we tested the effectiveness of color coding on the programming learning of students who were learning from video lectures. Effectiveness was measured using multimodal physiological measures, combining eye tracking and electroencephalography (EEG). Using a between-subjects design, 42 university students were randomly assigned to two video lecture conditions (color-coded vs. grayscale). The participants’ eye tracking and EEG signals were recorded while watching the assigned video, and their learning performance was subsequently assessed. The results showed that the color-coded design was more beneficial than the grayscale design, as indicated by smaller pupil diameter, shorter fixation duration, higher EEG theta and alpha band power, lower EEG cognitive load, and better learning performance. The present findings have practical implications for designing slide-based programming learning video lectures; slides should highlight the format of the program code using color coding.Yang LiuWeifeng MaXiang GuoXuefen LinChennan WuTianshui ZhuFrontiers Media S.A.articlecolor codingEEGeye-trackingprogramming learningmultimedia learningPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic color coding
EEG
eye-tracking
programming learning
multimedia learning
Psychology
BF1-990
spellingShingle color coding
EEG
eye-tracking
programming learning
multimedia learning
Psychology
BF1-990
Yang Liu
Weifeng Ma
Xiang Guo
Xuefen Lin
Chennan Wu
Tianshui Zhu
Impacts of Color Coding on Programming Learning in Multimedia Learning: Moving Toward a Multimodal Methodology
description In the present study, we tested the effectiveness of color coding on the programming learning of students who were learning from video lectures. Effectiveness was measured using multimodal physiological measures, combining eye tracking and electroencephalography (EEG). Using a between-subjects design, 42 university students were randomly assigned to two video lecture conditions (color-coded vs. grayscale). The participants’ eye tracking and EEG signals were recorded while watching the assigned video, and their learning performance was subsequently assessed. The results showed that the color-coded design was more beneficial than the grayscale design, as indicated by smaller pupil diameter, shorter fixation duration, higher EEG theta and alpha band power, lower EEG cognitive load, and better learning performance. The present findings have practical implications for designing slide-based programming learning video lectures; slides should highlight the format of the program code using color coding.
format article
author Yang Liu
Weifeng Ma
Xiang Guo
Xuefen Lin
Chennan Wu
Tianshui Zhu
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Weifeng Ma
Xiang Guo
Xuefen Lin
Chennan Wu
Tianshui Zhu
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title Impacts of Color Coding on Programming Learning in Multimedia Learning: Moving Toward a Multimodal Methodology
title_short Impacts of Color Coding on Programming Learning in Multimedia Learning: Moving Toward a Multimodal Methodology
title_full Impacts of Color Coding on Programming Learning in Multimedia Learning: Moving Toward a Multimodal Methodology
title_fullStr Impacts of Color Coding on Programming Learning in Multimedia Learning: Moving Toward a Multimodal Methodology
title_full_unstemmed Impacts of Color Coding on Programming Learning in Multimedia Learning: Moving Toward a Multimodal Methodology
title_sort impacts of color coding on programming learning in multimedia learning: moving toward a multimodal methodology
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/caecfd07f17846f0b95fe8f2adc7fb3a
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