Table 1

Overview of various knowledge formats

Knowledge formatPerceived advantagesPerceived disadvantagesSample students’ recommendations
Audio
  • Allows multi-tasking

  • Can clarify ambiguous textual knowledge

 
  • “I can just let the phone be there and I am listening while I am here. So I prefer audios”

Text
  • Takes up relatively less space in the phone’s memory

  • Small and/or text may cause eyestrain

  • “They must not be large…”

Video
  • Allow for demonstrations

  • Visuals enhance recalling

  • Take long to load

  • Take up too much storage space

  • Consumes too much data

  • “Make shorter videos … like a short 30 s video, they do not require long attention”

  • “Make clear recordings … minimize background noise”

Source: Authors’ own

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