The Influence of Audiovisual Resources for Autonomous Learning in the Classroom

The fast progress of new technologies and the current economic dynamics have generated uncertainty about future challenges. This situation increases the relevance of autonomous learning, given that it benefits constant adaptation throughout life. The growth of the audiovisual content consumption, especially among teenagers, brings new opportunities. The use of this audiovisual content as a didactic resource might be useful to understand new concepts and improve autonomous learning. This approach will benefit students, improving learning to learn capacity. Through this method, labor adaptation and self-reliance are achievable.

This article shows the most significant results of a quasi-experiment carried out with 50 pupils of ninth grade to know if the use of the audiovisual resources in the classroom is relevant to learn the curricular concepts. Knowing the teaching effectivity of these resources was one of the main objectives, which improved in a significant way, in accordance with the data gathered in the test, after watching a passage of the film Modern Times. Among the conclusions, the relationship between the perception of audiovisual content and its utility and how students relate this with their learning to learn abilities stands out.