The Use of Multimedia in Answering Questions that Challenge Higher Order Thinking in the Context of Listening Comprehension Assessment

The Use of Multimedia in Answering Questions that Challenge Higher Order Thinking in the Context of Listening Comprehension Assessment

Two groups of grade five students were given test treatments. One group was with audio input created synthetically from a given BBC news text. Another group used video (i.e., the same audio input but with additional digital images). The participants answered the same text-based, higher-order thinking questions. Results showed that the video group did not benefit from having digital images as an aid to listening-comprehension. The reasons for this could be task-related. Some suggestions were presented with refer to task-specific use of multimedia in listening assessment.