Multimedia as a Cognitive Tool



7. Future Directions

The tested system was implemented as a Java Applet, which did not take long to show its limitations with
respect to flexibility, functionality and speed when placed on the Internet. A follow up system was designed and
is being implemented as Java Servlets. These are server side processes that are responsible for filling up the
different parts of a frame-based page. These areas are divided into three main areas, one for the verbal
description, the second for the animated Flash file and the third for interaction with students. In short, Servlets
offer the ability to call any one of the verbal descriptions and the matching animation according to student
progress ensuring adaptability. It would be interesting to find out if students would prefer a particular type of
animation for a particular section and prefer verbal descriptions for another. Additional tests could be done to
students similar to those for individual differences to test if any interaction occurs with the multi-modal
representation.

Acknowledgments

The second author would like to thank god, first and foremost for insight, and for giving her a guiding star. Both
authors wish to thank Prof. Waheeb AlNaser for his support. This research is supported by a grant from the
Deanship of Scientific Research, University of Bahrain.

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