New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences Issue 3 (2017) 172-178 ISSN 2421-8030 www.prosoc.eu Selected paper of 5th Cyprus International Conference On Educational Research (Cyicer-2016) 31 March-02 April 2016, University Of Kyrenia, Kyrenia North Cyprus Effects of Multimedia Videos Designed for Computer Package Software Training on Learning Murat Yalman a *, Ziya Gokalp Education Facility, Dicle University, Turkey Bulent Basaran b , Ziya Gokalp Education Facility, Dicle University, Turkey Selahattin Gonen c , Ziya Gokalp Education Facility, Dicle University, Turkey Suggested Citation: Yalman, M., Basaran, B. & Gonen, S. (2017). Effects of Multimedia Videos Designed for Computer Package Software Training on Learning. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences. [Online]. 03, pp 172-178. Available from: www.prosoc.eu Selection and peer review under responsibility of Assist. Prof. Dr. Cigdem Hursen, Near East University © 2017 SciencePark Research, Organization & Counseling. All rights reserved. Abstract Use of videos as multimedia materials in class and integration of these materials into education increase the quality of education. This study was conducted with 219 students attending the departments of Elementary School Teaching and Pre- School Teaching at Education Faculty in the academic year of 2011-2012. In order to determine their level of background knowledge, the students were given an achievement pre-test regarding educational subjects. The test questions prepared by the Ministry of Education and private courses given by companies like European Computer Driving License (ECDL) and Microsoft were used to determine the studeŶts’ leǀels of kŶoǁledge aďout the paĐkage softǁaƌe ƌegaƌdiŶg ǁhiĐh tƌaiŶiŶg would be given. The results of the study revealed that the courses given using multimedia videos were more successful than those given based on traditional methods. Keywords: Internet, educational videos, multimedia, package software; * ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Murat Yalman, Ziya Gokalp Education Facility, Dicle University, Turkey E-mail address: mumanenator@gmail.com/ Tel.: +90 412 241 10 00