ERIC Number: EJ908047
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-3997
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Applied Use of a Health Communications Model to Generate Interest in Learning
Banas, Jennifer Rebecca
Mid-Western Educational Researcher, v22 n4 p9-18 Fall 2009
Educators are regularly challenged to design instruction that motivates learners. If interest is lacking, the challenge can be even greater. Tailoring is a message design technique that could help to stimulate interest and consequently, motivation to learn. Effective tailoring requires the formal assessment of learner characteristics and the integration of those characteristics into a given message. Knowing which elements to tailor, however, should not be left to guesswork. This article describes how a health communications framework guided the design and development of three tailored lesson introductions. A step-by-step description of the framework, how it was used, and the resulting product are shared. (Contain 2 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Instructional Design, Interests, Perception, Formative Evaluation, Web Sites, Researchers, Control Groups, Tutorial Programs, Experimental Groups, Self Efficacy, College Students, Sample Size, Internet, Online Searching, Cognitive Ability, Health Education, Health Materials, Information Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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