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Shiyan Jiang; Joey Huang; Hollylynne S. Lee – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
Analyzing qualitative data from learning processes is considered "messy" and time consuming (Chi in J Learn Sci 6(3):271-315, 1997). It is often challenging to summarize and synthesize such data in a manner that conveys the richness and complexity of learning processes in a clear and concise manner. Moreover, qualitative data often…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Data Analysis, Qualitative Research, Visual Aids
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Mayer, Richard E.; Fiorella, Logan; Stull, Andrew – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2020
This paper reviews five ways to increase the effectiveness of instructional video and one way not to use instructional video. People learn better from an instructional video when the onscreen instructor draws graphics on the board while lecturing (dynamic drawing principle), the onscreen instructor shifts eye gaze between the audience and the…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Jonassen, David H.; Ionas, Ioan Gelu – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2008
Causal reasoning represents one of the most basic and important cognitive processes that underpin all higher-order activities, such as conceptual understanding and problem solving. Hume called causality the "cement of the universe" [Hume (1739/2000). Causal reasoning is required for making predictions, drawing implications and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Inferences, Thinking Skills, Causal Models