An Empirical Investigation of the Efficacy of Multimedia Instruction in Counseling Skill Development

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of multimedia instruction on students' counseling skill development. The participants were 73 beginning-level counselor education students (20 men and 53 women, ages ranging from 24 to 47 years). Ratings of students' pre-and posttest video counseling tapes were used to assess the effects of the multimedia approach. The results found that there was no statistically significant difference among the levels of students' counseling skill development across the 3 (high-tech multimedia. low-tech multimedia, and traditional instruction) treatment groups.The world has experienced a burst of technology that has become increasingly apparent in education and teaching. The use of technology in teaching is improving. developing, and being implemented daily. Educators have realized how powerful and beneficial technology can be in classroom teaching and have integrated this medium into their delivery of instruction

The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision Volume 3, Number 1

“…In counselor education, technology has had a tremendous impact on the direction of experiential courses (Hayes & Robinson, 2000;Hayes, Taub, Robinson, & Sivo, 2003). For example, counseling students have benefited from live supervision via video conferences in practicum and internship classes (Flamez, Smith, Devlin, Richard, & Luther, 2008).…”

“…Chandras further stated that the hesitation felt by older instructors lends credence to the notion that the technology gap is partially generational. However, despite the existence of this technological gap in counselor education, students favor the use of technology in class (Hayes et al, 2003). Hayes and Robinson (2000) claimed that the majority of students in counseling programs greatly appreciate the usage of technology in the class.…”

The Use of Multimedia Instruction in Counselor Education: A Creative Teaching Strategy

“…Research has shown that the use of computers and multimedia instruction have proven to be very effective in counselor education (Hayes, Taub, Robinson, & Sivo, 2003;Karper, Robinson, & Casado-Kehoe, 2005), and the potential benefits from computer-based capabilities are too great for educators not to take notice. Benefits from this medium should be seen as continuous efforts to improve professional practices, teaching, and services.…”

Teaching Graduate Career Classes: A National Survey of Career Instructors

“…Technology can also be an ALS and its use has been increasing (Hayes, 2008), with a growing number of counseling programs continuously updating their technology to enhance student learning (McKee, Smith, Hayes, Stewart, & Echterling, 1999). Text messaging, chatting, virtual teams, blogging, threaded discussion boards, wikis, and using online feedback (Osborn, 2009a) accommodate unique learning styles and challenge students to engage actively with the information being presented (Hayes, Taub, Robinson, & Sivo, 2003). The outcomes of using ALS are increased critical thinking, recall, and motivation; enhanced multicultural competencies; improved comprehension and performance; better test performance; higher ratings; and decreased competitiveness (Osborn, 2008), as well as increased empathy (Nagda, Gurin, & Lopez, 2003).…”