Context: This paper outlines the essential design elements and features of a multimedia learning environment intended for vocational training in applied informatics. This environment was developed as part of the Erasmus+ project 'Multimedia Learning Environment for Work-Based Learning Tasks for VET Students in the Sector of Applied Informatics' (acronym: MULE). Due to the current lack of empirical evidence regarding the effectiveness of digital learning formats from the perspective of learners, there is an urgent need for suitable instruments. Against this background, the paper aims to develop a survey instrument that records subjective learning success and anticipated learning transfer from the learner's perspective.
Approach: The approach is based on an integrated frame of reference that combines design principles from learning theory and didactic perspectives with empirical concepts for evaluating the quality and subjective learning success of digital learning environments. It also incorporates a transfer-oriented framework model. Using this approach, a quantitative survey instrument to record the key design features of the multimedia learning environment will be constructed to show how these features influence subjective learning success and anticipated learning transfer from the learner's perspective.The quantitative study includes current and prospective students of vocational schools and universities, as well as information scientists and technicians. The study is designed as a cross-sectional survey. The survey is being conducted in the respective partner countries (i.e. Serbia, Italy, Spain and Germany). It comprises three scales, each rated on a seven-point Likert scale: (1) learning transfer, (2) learning success and (3) quality.
Outlook: The survey instrument is still under development. Through surveying subjective learning success and anticipated learning transfer in diverse target groups and cultural contexts, our aim is to establish a reliable knowledge base that will inform the design of effective multimedia learning environments. We plan to conduct descriptive, comparative and correlative analyses to identify potential country-specific differences, as well as possible design-related predictors of learning success and transfer outcomes.
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Nägele, Christof
(Hrsg.)
;
Stalder, Barbara E.
(Hrsg.)
;
Kaiser, Franz
(Hrsg.)
;
Malloch, Margaret
(Hrsg.)
;
Kersh, Natasha
(Hrsg.)
(2025):Trends in vocational education and training research,
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