Understanding Math with Educational Videos

In an era of increasing video consumption and the growing importance of digital learning formats in schools, the quality and educational effectiveness of instructional videos are becoming increasingly important. Many of the instructional videos available today convey only superficial knowledge and are often designed for passive consumption.

To address this issue, teams of students at the Carinthia University of Education are developing explanatory videos and exploratory films for elementary schools under the guidance of mathematics education instructors. These videos focus on the topic of measurements and cover areas such as length, weight, monetary values, area, volume, and time intervals. The goal is to help students develop mental models of units of measurement and to clearly convey the relationships between these units.
The videos are tested in the classroom and revised as needed. The project combines methods from media education and mathematics education and promotes innovative teaching approaches in mathematics classrooms.

Using the GECKO platform, the competency model outlines the skills that teachers can acquire as part of the project.