A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Educational Research, Technology, and Leadership in the College of Education at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, Summer Term 2008.
Major professors: Atsusi Hirumi and Stephen A. Sivo
Practitioners have proposed that Digital Natives prefer graphics while Digital Immigrants prefer text. While Instructional Design has been extensively studied and researched, the impact of the graphical emphasis in instructional designs as it relates to digital propensity has not been widely explored. Specifically, this study examined the performance of students when presented with text-only and graphic-only instructional formats.
The purpose of this study is to test the relationship between Digital Propensity Index scores of individuals and their performance when interpreting online instruction. The findings indicate that DPI score had a statistically significant prediction of time spent navigating each type of instruction.
Genre: Academic / Instructional Design Published: 2008
