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The Effect of the Personalization Principle on Multimedia Learning: The Role of Student Individual Interests as a Predictor
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Schrader, Claudia; Reichelt, Maria; Zander, Steffi – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2018
By focusing on the personalization principle, the present study investigates whether two different language presentation formats of a multimedia presentation influence students' learning outcome and how individual interest towards the learning material moderates this impact. German students (N = 104) were randomly assigned to either a…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Student Role, Student Interests, Predictor Variables
First, Second, and Third-Order Barriers to Information Literacy and Inquiry-Based Learning for Teachers in Poverty Contexts
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Johnson, Brian T.; Tawfik, Andrew A. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2022
This study sought to understand challenges that teachers (N = 15) in poverty settings encountered during information literacy instruction (ILI) and inquiry-based learning. First order barriers focused on insufficient support for instruction (training to align ILI in poverty settings; integrate diverse information resources/technology tools),…
Descriptors: Barriers, Poverty, Information Literacy, Inquiry
The Effects of a Virtual Tutee System on Academic Reading Engagement in a College Classroom
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Park, Seung Won; Kim, ChanMin – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2016
Poor student engagement with academic readings has been frequently reported in college classrooms. As an effort to improve college students' reading engagement, researchers have developed a virtual environment in which students take on the role of tutor and teach a virtual tutee, the virtual tutee system (VTS). This research examined the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Academic Discourse, College Students, Reading Motivation