iMovieChapinBrinegar
MIT531
FinalProject
TableofContents
Objectives.............................................................................................................................................................3
Content ..................................................................................................................................................................5
References......................................................................................................................................................... 18
InstructionalStrategy ................................................................................................................................... 18
Assessment ....................................................................................................................................................... 19
Rubrics ............................................................................................................................................................... 24
InstructionalCongruencyTable ................................................................................................................ 25
ItemAnalysis.................................................................................................................................................... 27
IMOVIEPROJECT 3
Objectives
ObjectiveType
OfKnowledge
WhythisObjectiveis
thisTypeofKnowledge
1.GivenvariousiMovieterminologies,thelearnerwilldefinethetermswith80%accuracy.Thesetermswillinclude:clip,import,transition,track,title,andcrop.
FACT
Thelearnerissimplystatingdefinitionsofterms.Thereisnodistinctioninvolved.
2.GivenascreenshotofiMovie,thelearnerwillidentifythe5major“areas”oftheinterfacewith100%accuracy.
FACT
Thelearnerissimplyassigningnamestoobjects.Namingthingsreferstofactuallearning
3.GivenaquestionaboutiMovieusage,thelearnerwillnamethreedevices,whichcanoperatetheiMoviesoftwarewith100%accuracy.
FACT
Thelearnerisnamingdevices,whichrepresentsfactuallearning.
4.GivenpicturesofiMovietoolbaricons,thelearnerwillselecttheiconneededtocompleteaspecificiMovietaskwith80%accuracy.Taskswillinclude:addingatitle,importingavideo,zoominginandaddingatransition.
CONCEPT
Thisisaconceptbecausethelearnerhastothinkaboutthetaskanddistinguishbetweenthevariousicons/buttons
5.Givenvariousvideoformats,thelearnerwillselectthepreferredformatfromthelistwith100%accuracy.
CONCEPT
Thelearnerhastodistinguishbetweenexamplesandnon‐examples;thereforeitisconceptual.
6.Givenalistofprocessesinvolvedincreatingavideoproject,thelearnerwillorganizethestepsintothe
RULE/PROCEDURE
Thisobjectiveistaskingthelearnerwithsequencingevents,whichfollowsaprocedure,orrule.
correctsequencewith100%accuracy.
7.Givenalistofresponses,thelearnerwillselectthecorrectprocessesforcroppingavideoclipwith100%accuracy.
RULE/PROCEDURE
Thelearnerisusingif/thenthinkingtodeterminethecauseoftheerror;thereforeitisrulelearning.
8.Givenaquestion,thelearnerwillselectthecorrectprocessinvolvedinimportingvideoclipsintoiMoviewith100%accuracy.
RULE/PROCEDURE
Thelearnerhastothinkaboutprocessesandproceduresneededtocompletethetask.
9.AfterreadingtheinformationoniMovie’scapabilities,thelearnerwilljustifytheirreasoningforusingthetoolbylistingatleast3differentreasons.
PROBLEMSOLVING
Thelearnerhastojustifytheirchoice,whichisaformofevaluation,thusitfallsunderproblemsolving.
10.AfterreadingtheinformationoniMovie’scapabilities,thelearnerwillgeneratealistofpotentialprojects,andtheirdescriptions,theymaybeabletocreateusingiMoviewith100%accuracy.
PROBLEMSOLVING
Thelearnerhastogeneratealist,whichisaformofsynthesis,thusitfallsunderproblemsolving.
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Content
ThankyoufortakinganinterestinlearningaboutiMovie.Thisinstructionwillguideyouthrough
theprocessofcreatingabasicvideoprojectusingtheiMoviesoftware.First,youwillbepresented
withabriefintroductiontothesoftwareandsomekeyterminology.Next,youwilllearnthe
variousbuttonsincludedintheinterfaceaswellashowtonavigatethroughthesoftware.Last,
youwillbepresentedwithahighleveloverviewofputtingaprojecttogether,includingopeninga
newproject,importingvideos,basiccroppingandsavingyourfileasacompletedproject.
Thisinstructionwillhelpyoumeetthefollowinggoals:
• DefineiMoviekeyterminologyandareasoftheinterface
• Identifytoolbariconsneededtocompletespecifictasks
• Identifythecorrectprocessesforimportingvideo,croppingclipsandcreatingandiMovie
project
AnIntroductionToiMovieiMovieisavideoeditingsoftwareapplicationthatwascreatedbyApplein1999.Sinceitscreation,
newerversionshavebeenreleased.ThemostcurrentisiMovie11,howeverallversionsarevery
similar.IwillbeusingiMovie09forthisinstruction.iMoviecanbeusedonanyversionofMac
computer,iPhone4,iPadandiPodfourthgeneration.iMovieisacosteffectiveanduser‐friendly
optionforbothbeginnerandadvancedvideographersbecauseofitssimpleinterface.The
softwareallowsuserstocompletelyedittheirownmovieclips,whilebeingabletoaddspecial
effects,titlesandsoundtracks.iMovieiscompatiblewithmanyothersoftwareprograms,including
iDVD,whichallowsyoutoburnDVD’sofyourmovies,andwithiTunesforviewingandstoring
yourcreations.iMovieallowsforquickimporting,editingandrenderingofvideos,makingita
preferenceforalotofvideographers.Thisinstructionwillhighlightthemajorpartsofthe
software,itscapabilities,andtheprocessesinvolvedingettingstartedonabasicvideoproject.
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iMovieTerminologyBeforelearningabouttheprocessesinvolvedincreatingaproject,itisimportanttounderstandthekeyterminology.ReadthebelowchartofkeyiMovieterms,definitionsandaccompanyingimages.
Term Definition Image
Clip
Aclipisamediafilethatmaycontainvideo,audioorastillimage.Itservesasasmallsectionofthelargervideo.
Import
TobringvideoclipsstoredonyourcomputerorcameraintotheiMoviesoftwareforuse.
Tracks
Thespacesinthemovietimelinewhereyoucanaddvideoandaudioclips.
Transition
Atransitionisablendingofframesthatcanbeplacedbetweenclipstoestablishscenicchangeortosmoothacutbetweenclips.TherearemanydifferenttypesoftransitionstochoosefrominiMovie.
Crop
Toselectonlyaportionofaclipforuse,thuscuttingoutexcessvideothatwillnotbeinthefinalproject.
Title
Similartoacreditsscreen,atitlecanbeusedtointroduceaproject,sectionswithinit,orattheendofaproject.iMoviehasmanyoptionsforcustomizingyourtitles.
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iMovieNavigationThelayoutofiMovieisverysimple,thusmakingitveryappealingtousers.Therearefivemajorareasthatyoushouldknowabout.Theyarehighlightedonthescreenshotbelowanddescribedindetailunderneath.
1. Project‐thisisthelargestcomponentoftheinterface.Itiswhereyouactuallybuildyourvideoproject.Toaddclipstoyourprojectyousimplydragthemfromtheexpandedeventlibrary.
2. EventLibrary‐thiswindowcontainsallofthevideoeventsthatyouhavecreatedwithiniMovie.Eacheventholdstheclipsyouimportedthatareassociatedwiththatparticularevent.Forinstance,theeventusedinmyexampleaboveis“PawJamDogFestival”andalloftheclipsinthiseventwereshotatthatfestival.
3. ExpandedLibrary‐thisisanexpandedviewoftheeventyouareworkingon.Itdisplaysallofthevideofilesthathavepreviouslybeenimported.Thisiswhereyouwillgrabtheclipsyouchosetobringintoyourproject.
4. Toolbarthetoolbarishometothevariousiconsthatyoucanselectfromtoperformvariousfunctions.(Thetoolbarwillbeexplainedinmoredetaillater.)
5. Viewerthisisthescreenwhereyoucanactuallyviewyourvideo,oruseittolocateandpreviewspecificframesinaclip.
TheiMovieToolbarThetoolbarhousesmanyimportanticons,whichwhenclicked,launchthetoolneededtocompleteaspecificiMovietask.Seethebelowlistofimportanttoolsforbeginningusersandtheirdescriptions.
ComputerVideoImportButton‐thistoolallowsyoutoshootandrecordvideowithyourcomputersbuiltincamera,whichcanbeautomaticallyinsertedintoyourvideoproject.
KeywordButton‐allowsyouto“tag”yourclipswithspecifickeywords,foreasiersearching.Forexample,Imaytaganyclipthathasmydoginitwiththeword“dog”sothatIcanpullupalldog‐relatedclipsforaprojectlateron.
Favorites‐thesebuttonssimplyallowyoutomark,unmarkandrejectavideoasafavorite.ThisisveryusefulwhenyouhavelotsofvideoprojectsstoredinyouriMovie.
SwapButton‐thisbuttonallowsyoutoswitchthelocationofyourprojectandyoureventsonyourscreen.DependingonyourpersonalpreferenceofiMovie’slayout,youmayormaynotusethisbutton.
SizeAdjustButton‐thisbuttonallowsyoutochangethesizeofthethumbnailsinyourproject.Forlongerprojects,youmaywanttodragthistothesmallersize,toallowyoutoseemoreofyourprojectonthescreenatonetime.
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AudioSkimmingButton‐thiswillturnoffanyaudioyouhaveinyourprojectwhileskimming,orslidingyourcursorovertracks.
MusicandSoundEffectsButton‐thisbutton,whenpressed,opensupasidewindowfeaturingiMoviesoundeffectsandanymusicyouhaveinyouriTunesaccount.
PhotoButton‐thisbutton,whenpressed,opensupasidewindowfeaturinganyphotosyouhavestoredinyouriPhotoalbums.
TitleButton‐thisbutton,whenpressed,opensupasidewindowfeaturingthevarioustitlesyoucanchoosefrom.
TransitionButton‐thisbutton,whenpressed,opensupasidewindowfeaturingthevarioustransitionsyoucanchoosefrom.
MapsandBackgroundsButton‐thisbutton,whenpressed,opensupasidewindowfeaturingthevariousmapsorbackgroundsyoucanchoosetoplaceintoyourproject.
GettingStartedWithiMovieInordertocreateaproject,thereareseveralstepsyoumustfollowtogetstarted.SeethebelowstepsforcreatingavideoprojectiniMovie.(Whilethisinstructionwillnotcovereverything,therearecertainlysomegreatvideotutorialsandlearningresourcesontheInternet.ApplealsomakesavailablethemanualstoiMovie.)
1. CreatingANewProject‐AfterlaunchingtheiMoviesoftware,youmustcreateandnameanewprojectiniMovie.Todothis,simplegotoFILE>NEWPROJECT.Asmallwindowwillopen,instructingyoutotypethenameofyournewproject.
Youcanalsoselectfrom6styleoptionsasseenintheabovescreenshot.Iwouldrecommendchoosingthe“none”optionandnotchoosingtoautomaticallyaddanytransitions,sothatyoucanpracticecreatingandeditingaregularvideofirst.Youcanalsospecifyifyouwouldliketocreateastandard,widescreenoriPhonesizedvideo.Onceyouhaveselectedtheoptionsyouwouldlikeandhaveassignedanametoyourproject,clickCREATE.
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2. ImportingVideos‐Itisagoodideatocreateaneventwiththesamenameasyourproject,tokeepyourclipsorganized.GotoFILE>NEWEVENT.Thiswillbringuparectangularfieldforyoutotypethenameoftheeventinto.TypethenameofyoureventandclickRETURN/ENTER.Intheexamplebelow,Ihavetyped“NEWEVENT”asmyname.
Youwillnoticethatthelibraryforthiseventisemptyandrequiresyoutoaddvideostoit.Todoso,clickonFILE>IMPORT>MOVIES.
Thiswillbringupthesearchscreenforyourcomputer.SimplyclickthefilesyouwishtoimportandclickIMPORT.Noticetheyarealreadyselectedtogointotheeventyoucreated.Shouldyouwishtoimporttoadifferentevent,youcanselectthathere.
**Note:Youcanalsoimportvideosdirectlyfromyourcamera.Thisisnotcoveredbythisinstruction,howeveryoucanfindthedirectionswithiniMovie’sHELP.Also,itisimportanttoknowthatnotallfiletypesaresupportedbyiMovie.ThefollowingvideoformatsAREsupported:
• DVNTSC/DVNTSCWidescreen• DVPAL/DVPALWidescreen• MPEG‐4• iSight• HDV720p• HDV1080i
Mostcamerasrecordinoneoftheseformats,soyoushouldnothaveanythingtoworryabout.Ifforsomereasonthefiletypeyouhaveisnotoneoftheabove,youcanalwaysuseavideofileconvertertochangethefiletypetooneoftheabove.
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3. BriningClipsIntoYourProjectandBasicCroppingNowthatyouhaveclipsinyoureventlibrary,youcanstartbringingthemintoyourproject.InthebelowscreenshotIhaveselectedthefirstclipinmylibrary.Itishighlightedinyellow.Toselectit,Isimplydoubleclickedonit.Afteryourclipisselected,dragitdowntotheprojectareabelow,asshowninthescreenshot.
Nowyourclipwillappearintheactualprojectsection.Inthisexample,Ionlywanttousethebeginningpartofthisclip,andcropouttherest.Todothis,clickontheclipanddragtheyellowrectanglearoundtheareathatyouwanttoDELETE.Ihaveselectedthepartinmyclipbelow.
Onceyouhaveselectedthepartthatyouwishtodelete,clickDELETEonyourkeyboardanditwilldisappear.Nowtheclipwillbeshorterinlength.
Itisalsopossibletocropaclipbeforedraggingitdownintotheprojectarea.Inthatcase,youwouldselecttheportionoftheclipyouwanttoKEEPbymovingtheyellowrectangleoverthatportionoftheclip,andthendraggingitdownintotheprojectarea.Itisjustamatterofpreferenceforwhichwayyoudecidetoedityourclips.Afteryouhavecroppedaclip,itispossibletoUNDOthecrop,shouldyoumakeamistake.Youcanalsoaddadditionalcropstotheclip,makingitevenshorter.Onceyouarehappywiththedurationoftheclip,youcanthenstarttobringmoreclipsintoyourprojectandcropthem.Asyoulearnedaboutthetoolbarearlierintheinstruction,youcanbegintoclickbuttonssuchas“TITLES”and“TRANSITIONS”tostartapplyingtheseelementstoyourvideo.Yousimplyclickonthebuttonanddragtheoptionintoyourvideoprojecttimeline.Intheexamplebelow,Ihavechosenthe“fadetoblack”transitionandamdraggingitbetweentwoclips.
4.CompletingAndExportingYourProjectOnceyouhavealloftheclips,audioandtitles/transitionsyouwouldlikeinyourmovie,itisagoodideatowatchthevideobeforeexportingit.
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Afterensuringyouaredone,youwillsimplygotoSHARE>EXPORTMOVIEtosavetheprojectonyourcomputer.
Whendoingso,itbringsupaboxliketheonebelow.Here,youcannameyourvideoproject,selectwhereitistobeexportedto(inthiscase,mydesktop)andselectthesizeofthefile.Inmyexperience,amediummovieisthebestchoicesinceitcanbeplayedonmostdevices.However,ifyouwantbetterquality,youcanuseHDorLarge.
Thefilewillthenbeexportedandsavetoyourcomputerasa.m4vfile.YoucanthenburnthisfiletoDVD,postitontheInternet,orsimplysaveitonyourcomputerforviewing.
ReferencesApple(2011).iMovieSupport.RetrievedMay28,2011,fromhttp://www.apple.com/support/imovie/LearnMac.Net(2011).iMovieComingtotheiPad.RetrievedMay28,2011,fromhttp://www.learnmac.net/iosMobileBusinessPhones(2011).iPhone5releasedate:willAppleSpringaSurprise?.RetrievedMay28,2011,fromhttp://www.mobilebusinessphones.com/2011/03/iphone‐5‐release‐date‐will‐apple‐spring‐a‐surprise/PopularMechanics(2009).MacvsPC:TheUltimateLabTestforNewDesktops&Laptops.RetrievedMay28,2011,frompopularmechanics.com
InstructionalStrategyBeingthatmyinstructioninvolvesanintroductiontoapieceofsoftware,sometypeofcomputer‐basedinstructionwouldbemostappropriate.IwouldsuggesteithercreatingaCamtasiamoduleorusingCaptivatetosimplypresentthematerial.Beingabletoactuallyseethesoftwareinactioniskey.Althoughreadingthisishelpful,contentsuchasiMovieisbestlearnedfromactuallyseeingthetasksmodeled.Usingdirectinstructionwithdemonstrationswouldprovetobethemostuseful.Thelearnerwillbeabletoretainmoreoftheinformationifitisdemonstratedforhim/her.Themodulewouldrequirethelearnertowatchanactionbeingdemonstrated,andthentryitthemselves,withfeedbackprovided.Therewouldalsobeanassessmentattheendoftheinstructionsothatthelearnercanseehowtheyscored,andwhat,ifanything,needstoberevisited.
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Assessment
SectionA:FillintheBlanks
Forthissection,pleasefillintheblankswithaniMovieterm.1. Thespacesintheprojecttimelinewhereyoucanaddvideoandaudioclipsarecalled_______________________.
2. BringingclipsintotheiMoviesoftwareiscalled_______________________.
3. Selectinganddeletingaportionofaclipiscalled_______________________.
4. Amediafilethatmaycontainvideo,audioorastillimageiscalleda________________.
5. Theblendingofframesbetweentwoclipsiscalleda___________________________.
6. Somethingsimilartoacreditsscreenthatcanbeusedtointroduceaprojectiscalleda____________________.
SectionB:ShortAnswer
Answerthefollowingquestionswithshortanswerresponses.7.NamethreedevicesthatcanoperatetheiMoviesoftware.
8.WhatisthelargestcomponentoftheiMovieinterface? 9.WhatarethestepsneededforimportingclipsintoiMovie?10.WhatarethestepsneededforcroppingaclipiniMovie?SectionC:MultipleChoice
Answerthefollowingquestionsbycirclingtheletterthatcorrespondstothecorrectanswerchoice.Giventhebelowdiagram,answerquestions#11and#12.
11.WhichiMovieareaishighlightedwiththe#3?a.EventLibraryb.ExpandedLibrary
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c.Projectd.Toolbare.Viewer12.WhichiMovieareaishighlightedwiththe#5?a.EventLibraryb.ExpandedLibraryc.Projectd.Toolbare.Viewer13.WhichofthefollowingbuttonswouldIneedtoselectifIwantedtoturntheaudioinmyprojectoffwhileskimming?
a.
b.
c.
d. 14.WhichofthefollowingformatswouldmyvideoneedtobesavedasifIwantedtoimportitintoiMovie?a.32GBb.MPEG‐4c.iSee
d.DIVVID5
15.WhichofthefollowingcouldIaddtomyvideoprojectifIclickedonthe icon?a.atitleb.atransitionc.asoundeffectd.avoiceover
16.IfIclickedonthe icon,whichactionwouldIbeabletoperform?a.Changethetimeallottedforacliptoplayb.Reorganizethesequenceoftwoclipsc.Switchthelocationoftheprojectandeventareasd.Togglebetweenaudioandvideoinaclip17.Youwanttostartanewvideoproject.AfterlaunchingtheiMoviesoftware,youcreateandnameanewproject.Whatwouldbethenextstep?a.Addtransitionstoyourprojectb.ImportvideostoiMoviec.Savetheprojecttoyourcomputerd.Watchyourvideotoensureaccuracy
18.Whywouldyouchoosetousethis button?a.Toadjustthevolumeofyouraudiotracks.b.Tochangethesizeofthethumbnailsinyourproject.c.Tochangethesizeofyourcomputerscreen.d.ToselectyourfavoritevideossavediniMovie.
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19.Whatdoesthecomputervideoimporttoolletyoudo?a.animatevideostoredonyourvideocameraforuseiniMovieb.chooseclipsonyourvideocameratoimportautomaticallyc.controlyourexternalvideocamerawithyourcomputerd.shootandimportvideowithyourcomputer’sbuiltincamera20.Whatshouldyoudorightbeforesaving/exportingyourvideoproject?a.Addsomemusicandsounds.b.Createtitlesforanintro.c.Importvideoclipstotheproject.d.Watchyourvideoforaccuracy.SectionE:ShortEssay
21. Pretend that you are interested in purchasing iMovie software for yourcomputer. A friend says that iMovie is not as good as his new, expensivesoftware.JustifytoyourfriendyourchoiceforwantingtouseiMovie.Provideatleast3reasonstosupportyourargument.
22.Imaginethatyousignupforavideoproductioncourse.Theteachertellsyouthat as part of the course, you will be shooting, editing and creating a videoprojectusingiMovie.Beforedecidingontheproject,youmustbrainstormalistofpotentialprojects.Listandbrieflydescribeatleast3potentialprojectsthatyoumaywanttouseforthiscourse.
Rubrics
#21 Excellent
5ptsGood3pts
NeedsImprovement1pt
Poor0pts
# of reasonspresent
All3reasonsarepresent
Only 2 reasonspresent
Only 1 reasonpresent
Nonepresent
Reasons are validbased on iMoviecontent (actuallyhighlights iMoviecapabilities,focuseson positives ofsoftware‐price,easeofuse,etc)
All arevalidandjustify usecorrectly
2 out of 3 arevalid and justifyusecorrectly
1 out of 3 isvalid andjustifies usecorrectly
Nonevalid
Maximumpointsforquestionis10.
#22 Excellent
5ptsGood
3ptsNeeds
Improvement
1pt
Poor
0pts
#ofprojectspresent
All3arepresent
Only2arepresent
Only1projectpresent
Nonepresent
ProjectDescriptionwithrelationtoiMovie(projectcanactuallybecompletedwithsoftware,clear)
DescriptionsareclearandmatchtheabilityoftheiMoviesoftware
Only2descriptionsareclear/matchabilityofiMoviesoftware
Only1descriptionisclearandmatchesabilityofiMoviesoftware
NoneclearormatchingabilityofiMoviesoftware
Maximumpointsforquestionis10
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InstructionalCongruencyTable
Objective Content Assessment
Item(s)
MyCommentsAbout
AssessmentItems1.GivenvariousiMovieterminologies,thelearnerwilldefinethetermswith80%accuracy.Thesetermswillinclude:clip,import,transition,track,title,andcrop.
Terminologychart #s1‐6 Ithinktheseitemsareallfine.
2.GivenascreenshotofiMovie,thelearnerwillidentifythe5major“areas”oftheinterfacewith100%accuracy.
Navigationimages&explanations
#11,#12,#8
#11&12arefine.For#8,Iwouldchangethewording.TwoofthelearnersthoughtIwasaskingforacharacteristicofthesoftware,suchasusability,etc.So,Iwouldprobablychangethewordingto“WhatisthelargestscreenareaoftheiMovieinterface”.The
contentdidusethewordslargestcomponent,butthisquestionthrewoffmylowerlevel
learners.3.GivenaquestionaboutiMovieusage,thelearnerwillnamethreedevices,whichcanoperatetheiMoviesoftwarewith100%accuracy.
iMoviecanbeusedonanyversionofMaccomputer,iPhone4,iPadandiPodfourthgeneration.
#7 Thisoneisfine.Allbut1learnergotthisrightandtheonethatgotitwrongwasonly
slightlyoff.
4.GivenpicturesofiMovietoolbaricons,thelearnerwillselecttheiconneededtocompleteaspecificiMovietaskwith80%accuracy.Taskswillinclude:addingatitle,importingavideo,zoominginandaddingatransition.
iMovieToolbar&explanationsofeachtoolbarbutton
#13,#15,#16.#18,#19
Ithinkallofthesearefine.TheonlythingImightconsiderdoing,tomakethetestuniform,wouldbetoaddtheiconofthebuttonfor#19,butthatwouldbeall.
5.Givenvariousvideoandaudiofileformats,thelearnerwillselectthepreferredformatsfromthelistwith100%accuracy.
ThefollowingvideoformatsAREsupported:
• DVNTSC/DVNTSCWidescreen
• DVPAL/DVPALWidescreen
• MPEG‐4• iSight• HDV720p• HDV1080i
#14 Alotoflearnersgotthisquestionwrong,andIthinkitisbecauseitwassuchasmall
componentofmycontent.So,Ithinkitisfinetobeleftalone.Itisjustoneoftheharderquestionsonthetest,butitisimportantfor
themtoknow.
6.Givenalistofprocessesinvolvedineditingavideo,thelearnerwillorganize
1.Creatinganewproject2.Importingvideos
#20 Ithinkthisquestionisfine.
6.Givenalistofprocessesinvolvedineditingavideo,thelearnerwillorganizethestepsintothecorrectsequencewith100%accuracy
1.Creatinganewproject2.Importingvideos3.Bringingclipsintoyourproject&basiccropping4.Completingtheproject
#20 Ithinkthisquestionisfine.
7.Givenalistofresponses,thelearnerwillselectthecorrectprocessforcroppingavideoclipwith100%accuracy.
Nowyourclipwillappearintheactualprojectsection.Inthisexample,Ionlywanttousethebeginningpartofthisclip,anddeletetherest.Todothis,clickontheclipanddragtheyellowrectanglearoundtheareathatyouwanttoDELETE.Ihaveselectedthepartinmyclipbelow.
#10 Ithinkthisoneisfine.
8.Givenalistofresponses,thelearnerwillselectthecorrectprocessinvolvedinimportingvideoclipsintoiMoviewith100%accuracy.
ThecontentexplainstheprocessofimportingvideoclipsintoiMovie
#9,#17 TheonlythingImightdoismove#17tobe#19thatway,thetwo“process”questionsaretogetherandthetoolbarbuttonquestionsarealltogether,ratherthanmixedintogether.
9.AfterreadingtheinformationoniMovie’scapabilities,thelearnerwilljustifytheirreasoningforusingthetoolbylistingatleast3differentreasons.
ThecontentprovidesthereaderwithreasonstouseiMovie
#21 Ithinkthisessayisfine.(Ithoughtwehadtomakeitapaperandpenciltask.Inthereal
world,whenIwouldhavemoretime,IwouldprobablyhavemylearnersopeniMovieanddemonstratesomeofthetaskstheylearnedinthecontent.Thisway,itwouldbemore
handson)10.AfterreadingtheinformationoniMovie’scapabilities,thelearnerwillgeneratealistofpotentialprojects,andtheirdescriptions,theymaybeabletocreateusingiMoviewith100%accuracy.
AfterreadingthecontentthelearnerwouldbeabletogeneratealistofpotentialprojectstheycouldcreatewithiMovie.
#22 Ithinkthisessayisfine.
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ItemAnalysis
(ExcelSpreadsheetisattachedasseparatedocument)
Ithinkthatmyoverallassessmentresultsshowthatthetestitselfwasratherfairandbalanced.Itwouldbeinterestingtotestthisonalargerpopulationoflearnerstoseeiftherewouldstillbeabigdifferencebetweenmyhigherandlowerlearners.Inoticedthisdifference,andIthinkitmaybeduetothevarietyofpeopleIchosetotakemyassessment.Theyrangedinages16to65,andonverydifferenttechnical/computerabilitylevels,soIamsurethatthathadsomethingtodowithit.Asfaraschangesareconcerned,basedonthisitemanalysisthereisn’tawholelotIwouldchange.Ifounditstrangethatquestion#6hadanegativediscrimination.However,afterlookingatthequestion,therearenochangesthatIwouldmakebasedonthis.Itisverystraightforwardandinlinewiththeotherterminologyquestions.Also,pertheitemanalysisresults,question#14hadlowscores,butafterreviewingit,Irealizeditisprobablyoneofthetougherquestions.ItisasmallpieceofthecontentwhereIsimplylisttheformatsaccepted,soIcanseewhythiswasharder.Thisisanimportantthingtoknowwhenusingthesoftware,soIamnotsureIwouldchangeanything.Ididhaveafewitemswithlowitemdiscriminationresults,howeverIthinkthesmallpopulationusedtotestitcanbeattributedtothis,aswellasthefolksIchosetouse.Mymultiple‐choicequestionsallwereveryhigh,thusnotverydifficultformyusers.So,inthefutureIwillpracticewritingsomemoredifficultmultiple‐choicequestions.However,Iamveryhappywiththeoverallresultsofmyassessment.Forcreatingoneforthefirsttime,IfeelIdidagoodjoboffollowingtheguidelinesandprovidingasemi‐challengingopportunityformylearners.
