Figure 1: Screen capture of the AP module
Apart from the above considerations, we also took effort to ensure that:
The animations are professionally prepared: colourful, high-quality images that are attractive to the viewers and motion of components at molecular level that are also run smoothly. It is aimed at providing visualisation of complicated molecular processes with clearer and graphically richer features when compared to text or static graphics.
Students have full control of how the animations are played – through using the VCR-type button controls or through using the sliding bar. In this way, a certain step in the processes in the animations can be played slowly, paused, revisited or skipped depending on the needs of individual learners.
Students can view them in any sequence they like. There is no prescribed learning path.
Students are constantly checked for understanding with built-in exercises. The exercises are auto-corrected and students are given immediate feedback on their performance.