The Qualitative Study on Contents Analysis/Construction Method for e-Learning

Abstract

The aim of this study is to develop a method of qualitative analysis for extracting features/characteristics from e-learning contents, in consideration of the semantic relationship between figures and sentences. In order to extract the features/characteristics, we propose a method of contents analysis for “characteristics on frames” and “sequences of frames.” On the basis of this analysis, we propose a method for contents construction. In comparison with previous research on the subject, our research is aimed to the synergy effect in the meaningful relationship among figures, sentences, and sound narrations; we take a qualitative analysis approach from the point of view of cognitive and linguistic semantics. As a result of that, we extracted three patterns: “Progressive pattern,” “Regressive pattern,” and “Spiral pattern” from the characteristics on analyzed frames. Also, we extracted two patterns for chunked frame sequences: “liner/branch/binding” and “Liner/nonbinding.” Moreover, we try to test “synergy effect” for the compounded contents among figures, sentences, and sound narrations. Also, we propose the concept of “Dance of understanding” from the point of the semantic relationship among those media. We define that “Dance of understanding” is internal behavior to make harmony in brain for understanding a series of learning/instructional materials, accompanied with the several represented media. We assume the degree of this harmony “synergy effect.”