Gender interest differences with multimedia learning interfaces

The gender differences in learning interest from different designs of multimedia interfaces were studied. There was a significant difference between boys and girls in the influence of the design of the learning interfaces on their level of time task as well as on their level of satisfaction with the different interfaces. Boys had a higher level of time on task, and were more familiar with computer games so they looked for assistance through navigational buttons. On the other hand, girls tended to ask for help with the games. Girls also preferred to include writing into the game and preferred colorful screens full of drawings. Girls preferred the Mise-en-scene interface components, and boys preferred the Montage interface components.