The Effects of Short Video-Based Instruction on Enhancing Financial Management Ability Among Students at Fuzhou Software Vocational and Technical College

Abstract

This study was conducted among students in financial management-related courses at Fuzhou Software Vocational and Technical College. The research objectives were threefold: (1) To investigate how students perceive the effectiveness of short video-based instruction in financial management courses compared to traditional teaching methods. (2) To study the effects of short video-based instruction on improving the financial management ability of Fuzhou Software Vocational and Technical College students. (3) To investigate students' perspectives at Fuzhou Software Vocational and Technical College on using short video-based instruction to enhance their financial management abilities. The research population includes 16,154 students for the 2024 academic year. In this study, 100 students were selected from the population using simple random sampling. Of these, 50 students will be assigned to the experimental group, and 50 to the control group. The study employed quantitative analysis, average (x̄), standard deviation (S.D.), and variance for data interpretation. The primary research instruments were questionnaires, lesson plans, and a perspective questionnaire. The results show that: (1) Short video teaching is more effective than traditional teaching methods in improving the understanding and mastery of financial management concepts and skills. The x̄ in the experimental group was 4.42, and the S.D. was 0.76. (2) The short video teaching method effectively promotes students' financial learning. The test score x̄ was 90 for the experimental group and 75.28 for the control group. (3) Students' satisfaction with using the short video teaching method in financial management courses showed obvious advantages, with a satisfaction x̄ of 4.44 and a standard deviation of 0.79 in the experimental group and 2.51 and a standard deviation of 0.96 in the control group. Future research could explore short-video teaching methods across various educational contexts.