This research aims to explore the effects of 3D animation instructional video applied on the course unit of “protein synthesis assisted by translation factors.” The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of subtitles on college students’ learning performance and cognitive load for learning biochemistry. Their attitudes and motivations towards learning biochemistry with 3D animations have also been investigated.
To evaluate the performance of the proposed approach, we used 3ds Max to develop one 3D animation instructional video with Chinese subtitles, and the other without subtitles. This study is evaluated using a quasi-experimental method among university students. There are two groups, the experimental group and the control group with 26 and 24 students respectively, chosen from a university in middle Taiwan. The instruction of biochemistry was implemented by an experienced professor who taught both of the groups in 2017. Data was analyzed with t-test. Results showed that the college students’ learning performance and cognitive load are not all significantly different between two groups. However, their attitudes and motivations towards learning biochemistry with 3D animations are enhanced.
