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6.7: CAP Production Steps

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    See Table 1 for a set of recommended production steps for CAPs and a twopart CAP on how to create a CAP.

    Table 6.7.1: CAP Production Steps
    Set of recommended production steps for CAPs tecplus.org/article/1
    Two-part CAP on how to create a CAP

    Part 1: vimeo.com/24179998

    Part 2: vimeo.com/24182724

    It is important to note that the path to creating CAPs is best left to the discretion and preferences of the person creating the instructional tool. Therefore, the production steps available through the aforementioned website and CAPs should be used as a reference; user creativity and use of other products (e.g., Camtasia, etc.) are welcome. That said, it is critical to ensure that CAPs adhere to Mayer’s evidence-based instructional design principles and to embed vocabulary instruction that matches the topography of the term and the learner’s needs.

    Adding embedded questions

    An additional step in the CAP development process is optional, but potentially useful in supporting student learning. Embedding comprehension and other questions throughout the CAP will give a teacher additiona data to aid in decision-making. Qmedia allows users to embed questions throughout CAPs and provides data on questions for individual users and groups of users. To add questions, the completed CAP video must be on a video-sharing site such as Vimeo or YouTube. Once the video has been uploaded, go to www.qmediaplayer.com. The remaining steps for embedding questions using Qmedia are presented in Table 6.8.1. CAPs under current research using assessment questions typically have two stop points: one pretest question at the beginning of the video and a series of questions at the end of the video. Future research could examine at what point the number of questions in a video begins to decrease comprehension due to a lack of coherent viewing of the CAP.

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