Less lively scenes, which involved relatively long stretches of conversation, were labeled as more difficult. These comments illustrate that visual cues are important, since they either facilitated or distracted from understanding. The results of the study indicate that extensive listening is facilitated by the richness of the context that visual organizers, such as educational videos, provide. She states although these films may seem to hold student interest, she believes that it could be inferred that student comprehension of the video may be due to the visual clues instead of the auditory components. Heron, Hanley and Cole also hypothesize that the more meaningful an advanced organizer is the more impact it can have on comprehension and retention.
Individuals process information in different ways.
The strategies used by one learner are likely to differ from those used by a different learner. Issues of the value of video as a teaching tool are often questioned. She reports that images contextualized in video or on its own can help to reinforce the language, provided the learner can see immediate meaning in terms of vocabulary recognition in the first language. Furthermore, her research suggests that visuals can be used to help enhance the meaning of the message trying to be conveyed by the speakers through the use of paralinguistic cues. Additional factors must be considered when looking at video as an instructional medium to teach a foreign or second language.