Designing Effective Multimedia for Physics Education

Muller, D. A. (2008). Designing effective multimedia for physics education. Sydney: University of Sydney.

https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/physics/pdfs/research/super/PhD(Muller).pdf

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Derek Muller (creator of ‘Veritasium’ on YouTube), in his PhD thesis, shows that science education videos need to start with students’ misconceptions to be effective. A straightforward exposition can be worse than no instruction at all, because students do not change their mistaken views but do become more confident that they know how something works.

See also these YouTube videos:

• Khan Academy and the Effectiveness of Science Videos
• The key to effective educational science videos – Derek Muller – TEDx Sydney