Browsing by Author "Manninen, Lauri Kusti"

The aim of the study was to find out what kind of educational videos the members of the nearly 40,000-member Facebook group called “Alakoulun aarreaitta” shared from 1.3.-16.10.2020. The aim of the study was also to analyze how the criteria of the educational video developed by the author in his bachelor's thesis are implemented in these videos. Based on the shared recommendations, 44 videos published in 2004-2020 were selected as research material. The research method was qualitative content analysis, which used 3-4-level indicators modified from the guidelines of a good educational video. 80% of the videos in the research material were made for educational use. More than a third of the recommended videos were related to environmental education and covered a wide range of environmental and safety-related themes. More than a quarter of the videos provided stimuli for studying music and visual arts. Music, exercise and craft videos related to the spring annual celebrations were popular. The analysis showed that the criteria for a good educational video were only partially met in the research material. They performed best in terms of video duration, resolution, personality, and accessibility. Sound quality and background music posed the most challenges. Subtitling, interactivity, commentary, and humor were scarcely utilized in the videos. The author suggests that the use of educational videos in primary schools should be studied in more detail, a state-maintained educational video register should be established to help the discoverability of videos, and educational video authors should be offered training, for example in video format. The new and revised instructions for the authors of the educational videos are listed.