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Conceptions of and Approaches to Learning through Online Peer Assessment
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Yang, Yu-Fang; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Learning and Instruction, 2010
The present study investigated junior college students' conceptions of and approaches to learning via online peer assessment (PA) using a phenomenographic approach. Participants were 163 college students. Students were asked to accomplish a given learning task via an online PA system. Of the participants, 62 were interviewed after the activity.…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, Program Effectiveness, Peer Evaluation
The Extent of Variability in Learning Strategies and Students' Perceptions of the Learning Environment
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Nijhuis, Jan; Segers, Mien; Gijselaers, Wim – Learning and Instruction, 2008
The variability in deep and surface learning has been discussed as part of the trait vs. state debate. However, the question is to what extent students change strategies as a function of course demands. This study focused on discerning subgroups of learners with respect to variability in learning strategies and the role of students' learning…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Learning Strategies, Multivariate Analysis
The Effects of Realism in Learning with Dynamic Visualizations
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Scheiter, Katharina; Gerjets, Peter; Huk, Thomas; Imhof, Birgit; Kammerer, Yvonne – Learning and Instruction, 2009
Two experiments are reported that investigated the relative effectiveness of a realistic dynamic visualization as opposed to a schematic visualization for learning about cell replication (mitosis). In Experiment 1, 37 university students watched either realistic or schematic visualizations. Students' subjective task demands ratings as well as…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Prior Learning, Visual Aids, Visualization
Engineering Students' Conceptions of and Approaches to Learning through Discussions in Face-to-Face and Online Contexts
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Ellis, Robert A.; Goodyear, Peter; Calvo, Rafael A.; Prosser, Michael – Learning and Instruction, 2008
This study focused on students' conceptions of and approaches to learning through face-to-face and online discussions. The study setting was a course in which students (N = 110) worked in small teams and in which team discussions took place both face-to-face and online. The design of the study involved a combination of in-depth interviews and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Rating Scales, Questionnaires, Interviews
Team-Skills Training Enhances Collaborative Learning
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Prichard, Jane S.; Stratford, Robert J.; Bizo, Lewis A. – Learning and Instruction, 2006
This study investigated the effects of team-skills training on collaborative learning in a university setting. Groups worked under one of three conditions: (1) groups received team-skill training as a group and remained in that group (Trained-Together), (2) groups received team-skills training, but were then reassigned into new groups…
Descriptors: Team Training, Cooperative Learning, Time Management, Learning Strategies
Do Learning Protocols Support Learning Strategies and Outcomes? The Role of Cognitive and Metacognitive Prompts
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Berthold, Kirsten; Nuckles, Matthias; Renkl, Alexander – Learning and Instruction, 2007
Although writing learning protocols is an effective follow-up course work activity, many learners tend to do it in a rather suboptimal way. Hence, we analyzed the effects of instructional support in the form of prompts. The effects of different types of prompts were investigated in an experiment with four conditions: cognitive prompts,…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Learning Strategies, Psychology, Undergraduate Students