Using video‐based anchored instruction to enhance learning: Taiwan's experience

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of computer‐assisted videodisc‐based anchored instruction on attitudes toward mathematics and instruction as well as problem‐solving skills among Taiwanese elementary students. Results from a t‐test indicate a significant main effect on student attitudes toward mathematics. Results from a two‐way Repeated Measures ANOVA show that students' problem‐solving skills improve significantly with anchored instruction. Results also indicate that all the students benefit from the effects of anchored instruction on their problem‐solving performance regardless of their mathematics and science abilities. The findings suggest that video‐based anchored instruction provide a more motivating environment that enhanced students' problem‐solving skills. This study is significant because it establishes an example of video‐based anchored instruction for Taiwanese students and also provides empirical evidence of its effects on affective and cognitive responses among fifth graders in learning mathematics. This study is helpful to educators who want to help students learn to think and learn throughout technology.