Effectiveness Of Interactive Multimedia-Based Learning in Teaching Art History as A Component of General Knowledge in Art for Senior High School Students

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4314/just.v42i2.1777
Keywords: Interactive multimedia, Art History, Computer-based instruction, Learning outcomes, General Knowledge in Art, Ghana

Abstract

The teaching and learning of Art History as a component of General Knowledge in Art is meant to help students to investigate the history of artistic growth. Due to the abstract manner of teaching art history, a lot of students in schools develop aversion to it. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of using an Interactive Multimedia-based learning (IML) platform for the teaching and learning of the Art History section of the General Knowledge in Art subject by students of Kumasi Senior High Technical School (KSHTS). This study presents the findings of a quasi-experimental design assessing the effectiveness of learning with the IML platform. The study compared the learning outcomes of students who participated in a class taught with the IML platform (Experimental group - EG) to those taught with conventional didactic instructions (Control group - CG). A total sample of n = 132 students participated in the study. Independent samples t-test was employed to determine the effect. The findings of this study revealed that the IML platform is a plausible pedagogical agent for increasing students’ performance of Art History  t (8.63) p = <.001. The mean scores (m = 80.8, SD = 15.6) of students in the EG were significantly higher than those in the CG (56.3, SD = 17.1). The researcher identified that studies on Interactive Multimedia to teach were largely focused in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). This study, however, focused on the use of the IML platform to teach Art History. By continuing to seek new ways to integrate Interactive Multimedia learning into Art History lessons, teachers can design more effective lessons to meet the needs of students offering General Knowledge in Art.

Author Biographies

Mr. Akwasi Adomako Boakye, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Akwasi Adomako Boakye is an Art Educator and a Ph.D. Candidate reading Art Education at the Department of Educational Innovations in Science and Technology, KNUST.

Dr. Harry Barton Essel , Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Harry Barton Essel (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Educational Innovations in Science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He also services the Department of Publishing Studies and, Integrated Rural Art and Industry. He was born at Koforidua in the Eastern Region. He had his basic and Junior High School education at Seven Day Adventist Demonstration school (SDA) at Koforidua. He proceeded to Pope John Secondary School - now Pope John Senior High School, where he pursued Visual Art. After his secondary education, he furthered his studies at the Department of Publishing Studies at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology located in the Ashanti region (Kumasi). After his first degree, he had the opportunity to enrol in the Art Education Programme at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology - where he had his Doctor of Philosophy.

Mr. Ernest Appiah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi, Ghana

Ernest Appiah is an Art Educator and a Ph.D. candidate reading Art Education at the Department of Educational Innovations in Science and Technology, KNUST.

Mr. Eric Anane-Antwi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Eric Anane-Antwi, Lecturer, Department of Publishing Studies, KNUST. He holds a Cand Arch (MSc) from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Copenhagen. He has extensive study and experience in Graphic design, Illustration, Book Development, Typography, Computer Integrated Publishing, Visual Materials Development for training and community mobilisation, Leadership for creative thinking in visual communication.

Published
2024-06-19
How to Cite
Adomako Boakye, A., Barton Essel , H., Appiah, E., & Anane-Antwi, E. (2024). Effectiveness Of Interactive Multimedia-Based Learning in Teaching Art History as A Component of General Knowledge in Art for Senior High School Students. Journal of Science and Technology, 42(2), 140 - 156. https://doi.org/10.4314/just.v42i2.1777
Issue
Vol 42 No 2 (2024)
Section
Articles

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