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Moskaliuk, Johannes; Kimmerle, Joachim; Cress, Ulrike – Computers & Education, 2012
Wikis as shared digital artifacts may enable users to participate in processes of knowledge building. To what extent and with which quality knowledge building can take place is assumed to depend on the interrelation between people's prior knowledge and the information available in a wiki. In two experimental studies we examined the impact on…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Prior Learning, Cooperative Learning, Redundancy
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Flores, Raymond; Coward, Fanni; Crooks, Steven M. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2011
This study aimed to investigate the effects of modality and gender on learning from a computer-based matrix graphic organizer. A 2 x 2 factorial experiment was created by crossing two presentation modes (visual text vs. spoken text) and gender. Dependent measures included transfer and comprehension tests. Results revealed a significant modality by…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Instructional Materials, Educational Experiments, Gender Differences
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Ding, N.; Bosker, R. J.; Harskamp, E. G. – Computers & Education, 2011
The aim of the study is to investigate the influence of gender and gender pairing on students' learning performances and knowledge elaboration processes in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL). A sample of ninety-six secondary school students, participated in a two-week experiment. Students were randomly paired and asked to solve…
Descriptors: Males, Females, Secondary School Students, Gender Differences
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Linek, Stephanie B.; Gerjets, Peter; Scheiter, Katharina – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2010
Current cognitive multimedia design theories provide several guidelines on how to integrate verbal and pictorial information. However, the recommendations for the design of auditory texts (narrations) are still fragmentary, especially with regard to the characteristics of the voices used. In the current paper, a fundamental question is addressed,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Probability, Mathematics Instruction, Gender Differences