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Beyond Online Search Strategies: The Effects of Internet Epistemic Beliefs and Different Note-Taking Formats on Online Multiple Document Reading Comprehension
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Lee, Yuan-Hsuan – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2022
Background: Processing and comprehending information from multiple sources have been a primary means of learning and are essential 21st-century skills to construct knowledge for a deeper understanding. Objectives This study examined students' individual differences in search strategies and internet epistemic beliefs as well as the effect of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Search Strategies, Online Searching, Internet
Impact of Information Incongruity and Authors Group Membership on Assimilation and Accommodation
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Moskaliuk, J.; Matschke, C. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2018
Learning is a complex process that can be differentiated into assimilation and accommodation. The Internet enables both types of learning through collaboration. There is, however, little research investigating the specific impact of social and information incongruity on assimilation and accommodation. The current research investigates how the…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Internet, Electronic Learning, Cooperative Learning
Harnessing Collective Knowledge Inherent in Tag Clouds
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Cress, U.; Held, C. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2013
Tagging systems represent the conceptual knowledge of a community. We experimentally tested whether people harness this collective knowledge when navigating through the Web. As a within-factor we manipulated people's prior knowledge (no knowledge vs. prior knowledge that was congruent/incongruent to the collective knowledge inherent in the tags).…
Descriptors: Classification, Internet, Prior Learning, Navigation (Information Systems)
Visualising Knowledge from Chat Debates in Argument Diagrams
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Salminen, T.; Marttunen, M.; Laurinen, L. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2010
This study investigates whether combining chat discussion and construction of an argument diagram stimulates students to formulate new ideas in practising argumentation. In this study, 16 secondary school students discussed vivisection and gender equality in pairs using both free and structured chat tools. In structured chat, the students selected…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Prior Learning, Secondary School Students, Visual Aids
Adaptive Assessment of Student's Knowledge in Programming Courses
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Chatzopoulou, D. I.; Economides, A. A. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2010
This paper presents Programming Adaptive Testing (PAT), a Web-based adaptive testing system for assessing students' programming knowledge. PAT was used in two high school programming classes by 73 students. The question bank of PAT is composed of 443 questions. A question is classified in one out of three difficulty levels. In PAT, the levels of…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Prior Learning, Programming, High School Students
Hypermedia Learning and Prior Knowledge: Domain Expertise vs. System Expertise
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Mitchell, Timothy J. F.; Chen, Sherry Y.; Macredie, Robert D. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2005
Prior knowledge is often argued to be an important determinant in hypermedia learning, and may be thought of as including two important elements: domain expertise and system expertise. However, there has been a lack of research considering these issues together. In an attempt to address this shortcoming, this paper presents a study that examines…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Internet, Hypermedia, Courseware