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Ferguson, Leila E.; Braten, Ivar; Stromso, Helge I. – Learning and Instruction, 2012
This study used think-aloud methodology to investigate 51 Norwegian undergraduates' topic-specific epistemic cognition while working with six documents presenting conflicting views on the issue of cell phones and potential health risks. Results showed that students' epistemic cognition was represented by one dimension concerning the certainty and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Protocol Analysis, Epistemology
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Moreno, Roxana – Learning and Instruction, 2009
Participants in the present study were 87 college students who learned about botany using an agent-based instructional program with three different learning approaches: individual, jigsaw, or cooperative learning. Results showed no differences among learning approaches on retention. Students in jigsaw groups reported higher cognitive load during…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Botany, Science Instruction, College Students