The effect of using YouTube as a didactitc support on microeconomy’s grades
Recent research has shown that using YouTube videos as teaching material improves student’s grades in online master programs. This article shows that the use of videos for undergraduate students in face-to-face programs improves by 3.54% the average grade of students treated. A procedure based on Ra...
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| author | José Alberto Pérez Gómez Alfredo Cuecuecha Mendoza |
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| description | Recent research has shown that using YouTube videos as teaching material improves student’s grades in online master programs. This article shows that the use of videos for undergraduate students in face-to-face programs improves by 3.54% the average grade of students treated. A procedure based on Randomized Controlled Experiments (RCT) was followed, where the treatment is controlled by different observable characteristics about the high school education of the students, their scores university admission tests, their access to internet connection and their study habits. These results confirm the importance of the use of new technologies in face-to-face learning at undergraduate programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4cbb377572c4c228d8f6a592ec825642022-12-21T18:39:09ZengUniversidad de GuadalajaraApertura1665-61802007-10942019-04-01112223910.32870/Ap.v11n2.1650The effect of using YouTube as a didactitc support on microeconomy’s gradesJosé Alberto Pérez Gómez0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7156-5592Alfredo Cuecuecha Mendoza1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2828-0473Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaUniversidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de PueblaRecent research has shown that using YouTube videos as teaching material improves student’s grades in online master programs. This article shows that the use of videos for undergraduate students in face-to-face programs improves by 3.54% the average grade of students treated. A procedure based on Randomized Controlled Experiments (RCT) was followed, where the treatment is controlled by different observable characteristics about the high school education of the students, their scores university admission tests, their access to internet connection and their study habits. These results confirm the importance of the use of new technologies in face-to-face learning at undergraduate programs.http://www.udgvirtual.udg.mx/apertura/index.php/apertura/article/view/1650educationyoutubeonline didactic resourcesimpact evaluationeconometry |
| spellingShingle | José Alberto Pérez Gómez Alfredo Cuecuecha Mendoza The effect of using YouTube as a didactitc support on microeconomy’s grades Apertura education youtube online didactic resources impact evaluation econometry |
| title | The effect of using YouTube as a didactitc support on microeconomy’s grades |
| title_full | The effect of using YouTube as a didactitc support on microeconomy’s grades |
| title_fullStr | The effect of using YouTube as a didactitc support on microeconomy’s grades |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of using YouTube as a didactitc support on microeconomy’s grades |
| title_short | The effect of using YouTube as a didactitc support on microeconomy’s grades |
| title_sort | effect of using youtube as a didactitc support on microeconomy s grades |
| topic | education youtube online didactic resources impact evaluation econometry |
| url | http://www.udgvirtual.udg.mx/apertura/index.php/apertura/article/view/1650 |
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