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Combining Instructional Activities for Sense-Making Processes and Perceptual-Induction Processes Involved in Connection-Making among Multiple Visual Representations
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Martina A. Rau; Sally P. W. Wu – Cognition and Instruction, 2018
Connection-making among multiple representations is a crucial but difficult competence in STEM learning. Prior research has focused on one type of learning process involved in connection-making: sense-making processes leading to conceptual understanding of connections. Yet, other research suggests that a second type of learning process is…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Teaching Methods, Visual Perception, Control Groups
Combining Instructional Activities for Sense-Making Processes and Perceptual-Induction Processes Involved in Connection-Making among Multiple Visual Representations
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Martina A. Rau; Sally P. W. Wu – Grantee Submission, 2018
Connection-making among multiple representations is a crucial but difficult competence in STEM learning. Prior research has focused on one type of learning process involved in connection-making: sense-making processes leading to conceptual understanding of connections. Yet, other research suggests that a second type of learning process is…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Teaching Methods, Visual Perception, Control Groups
The Impact of Findability on Student Motivation, Self-Efficacy, and Perceptions of Online Course Quality
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Simunich, Bethany; Robins, David B.; Kelly, Valerie – American Journal of Distance Education, 2015
This study investigated whether "findability," an aspect of usability, is an important component in student perceptions of/satisfaction with online courses and, as such, should be considered more heavily in online course design. Using standard usability testing measures, such as eye-tracking, time-on-task, and think-alouds, participants…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Self Efficacy