Allameh Tabataba’i University Educational Psychology 2538-3183 8 24 2012 06 21 The Impact of Multimedia on Learning and Retention of Persian Pre-Printing Skills Course in First Graders The Impact of Multimedia on Learning and Retention of Persian Pre-Printing Skills Course in First Graders 120 145 2439 FA Khojasteh Ghamin . MA Holder, Educational Technology e-mail: gkhojasteh@yahoo.com Darioush Norouzi Associate Professor, Allameh Tabataba&#039;i University Journal Article 2012 07 03 <strong>T</strong>he present research seeks to assess the impact of a researcher-made multimedia on the learning and retention of the Persian pre-printing skills. The participants were all the first graders of elementary schools in Teheran in the school year 2010-2011. 40 students were selected through multilevel random sampling to represent the experimental group (20 subjects) and control group (20 subjects). The method of the research was semi-experimental, and the used research plan was pretest-posttest with control group. Firstly, the researcher took a pre-test from both groups using a research-made exam, and then taught pre-printing skills to the experimental group using a research-made multimedia built on multimedia designing principles. Separately, the teacher taught the same pre-printing lesson using the traditional method. Finally, both groups were taken an exam. The results indicated an increase in alphabet-tracing learning, alphabet-tracing retention, eye/hand coordination skill learning and letter-shape recognition learning in comparison with the control group. The impact of the multimedia on the learning was confirmed while the increase of eye/hand coordination retention and letter-shape recognition retention were not confirmed. This shows that the multimedia can be effective in the learning of Persian pre-printing skills course but not necessarily in its retention in the long run. <strong>T</strong>he present research seeks to assess the impact of a researcher-made multimedia on the learning and retention of the Persian pre-printing skills. The participants were all the first graders of elementary schools in Teheran in the school year 2010-2011. 40 students were selected through multilevel random sampling to represent the experimental group (20 subjects) and control group (20 subjects). The method of the research was semi-experimental, and the used research plan was pretest-posttest with control group. Firstly, the researcher took a pre-test from both groups using a research-made exam, and then taught pre-printing skills to the experimental group using a research-made multimedia built on multimedia designing principles. Separately, the teacher taught the same pre-printing lesson using the traditional method. Finally, both groups were taken an exam. The results indicated an increase in alphabet-tracing learning, alphabet-tracing retention, eye/hand coordination skill learning and letter-shape recognition learning in comparison with the control group. The impact of the multimedia on the learning was confirmed while the increase of eye/hand coordination retention and letter-shape recognition retention were not confirmed. This shows that the multimedia can be effective in the learning of Persian pre-printing skills course but not necessarily in its retention in the long run. https://jep.atu.ac.ir/article_2439_59e99d9ec822d3220959671fc7704dc2.pdf