Opinions of Pre-Service Teachers Toward Positions of Visual Elements in Instructional Videos

Abstract

This study aims to explore the opinions of pre-service teachers toward various positions of visual elements in instructional videos using a survey method. The samples were 240 undergraduate pre-service teachers at the University of Phayao. The data were collected using a questionnaire to survey pre-service teachers’ opinions on visual elements placed at different positions in instructional videos. The questionnaire’s face validity ranged from .600 to 1.000, and the overall face validity of the questionnaire was .840, while using the Alpha Cronbach test, the questionnaire’s reliability ranged from .754 to .925, with an average reliability of .878. The findings from descriptive statistical analysis were as follows: (1) Regarding the opinions of the pre-service teachers toward different templates of instructional videos, it was found that they preferred instructional videos that contained presentation graphics and a lecturer video with a transparent background. (2) Concerning the opinions of the pre-service teachers toward specific positions of visual elements in instructional videos, it appeared that they preferred instructional videos containing presentation slides and a lecturer video with a transparent background in the bottom right corner. (3) In terms of the appropriate lengths of instructional videos, the pre-service teachers felt that the appropriate length of an instructional video for each topic was between 3-5 minutes.