The Effect of Virtual Museum on Students' Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Abilities: From the Perspective of Multimedia Learning Theory

摘要

Based on the theory of multimedia learning, an artwork exhibition system that integrates digital media art instruction with virtual museum was designed as an auxiliary teaching tool for digital media major, and the cognitive and non-cognitive abilities of three groups of participants was explored: artwork exhibition, panoramic roaming and multimodal PPT. The participants were 81 students majoring in digital media arts, and a quasi-experimental research design was employed. Several cognitive ability factors of the students aided with different tools were evaluated, including information processing, perceptual expression, learning transfer and reflection. Several non-cognitive ability factors were also evaluated, including learning motivation, knowledge construction, and self-management. The results showed that compared with the other two groups of participants, the artwork exhibition assisted learning effectively improved students' non-cognitive abilities such as motivation and attitude in the learning process, deepened their understanding of knowledge, promoted learning transfer and enhanced practical skills. The presentation mode of the work exhibition based on the theory of multimedia learning is more beneficial to cultivating students' cognitive and non-cognitive abilities.