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Effects of Worked Examples with Explanation Types and Learner Motivation on Cognitive Load and Programming Problem-Solving Performance
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Chun-Ying Chen – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2025
This study examined the effects of worked examples with different explanation types and novices' motivation on cognitive load, and how this subsequently influenced their programming problem-solving performance. Given the study's emphasis on both instructional approaches and learner motivation, the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning served as…
Descriptors: Models, Learning Motivation, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level
Surprises in the Muddy Waters of High-Enrollment Courses
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Keeler, Jessie M.; Koretsky, Milo D. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
Based on a previous analysis of student reflection responses, we developed and implemented a hybrid reflection activity that allowed students to choose among a "Muddiest Point" prompt or a "Most Surprised" prompt, or to use both. We examined and coded student responses from two different courses and determined that each prompt…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Prompting, Chemistry, Science Instruction
(Dis) Union at 150: Collective Memories of Secession
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Reich, Gabriel A.; Buffington, Melanie; Muth, William R. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2015
This article reports on the results of an exploratory qualitative study of the collective memories of Secession held by a diverse group of university students (n = 54) at a large southern research institution. Participants completed a survey that asked them to produce a narrative of Secession as well as to rank a selection of heroes and provide an…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Memory, College Students, Student Surveys
Fostering Critical and Reflective Thinking in an Authentic Learning Situation
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Beavers, Elizabeth; Orange, Amy; Kirkwood, Donna – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2017
This article describes a research study in which 10 early childhood education students participated in facilitated critical reflection experiences during a 7-week practicum. Students' critical thinking skills were quantitatively assessed using the Cornell Critical Thinking Test and qualitatively documented through analysis of daily, weekly, and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Reflection, Early Childhood Education, College Students
Enhancing Learning from Different Visualizations by Self-Explanation Prompts
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Lin, Lijia; Atkinson, Robert K. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2013
The purpose of the two experiments was to investigate the potential effects of different types of visualizations and self-explanation prompts on learning human cardiovascular system in a multimedia environment. In Experiments 1 and 2, 70 and 44 college students were randomly assigned to one of the four conditions in a 2 × 2 factorial design with…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Visualization, Prompting, Human Body
Metacognitive Prompts and Mental Multiplication: Analyzing Strategies with a Qualitative Lens
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Hoffman, Bobby; Spatariu, Alexandru – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2011
A grounded theory approach was employed to explore the variation in strategies used by students when solving mental multiplication problems. Metacognitive prompts, externally generated stimuli that activate thoughtful cognition, were automatically generated via computer during the solving of mental multiplication problems to elicit awareness,…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Prompting, Multiplication, Preservice Teachers