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English Language Learners' Cognitive Load and Conceptual Understanding of Probability Distributions after Using an Animated Simulation Program
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Moussa-Inaty, Jase; Causapin, Mark – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2019
The majority of university students in the United Arab Emirates are English language learners. As a country that has only recently established its educational system based on an American model, it has adopted English as its language for teaching and learning. Challenges related to the use of a second language have been noted and simple…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Probability, Statistics Education
Making Sense of Stochastic Variation and Causality in a Virtual Environment
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Prodromou, Theodosia; Pratt, Dave – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2013
This paper presents a case study of students (age 14-15) as they attempt to make sense of distribution, adopting a range of causal meanings for the variation observed in the animated computer display and in the graphs generated by a "BasketBall" simulation. The student activity is analysed through dimensions of complex causality. The…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Junior High School Students, Probability, Statistical Distributions
Explaining the Segmentation Effect in Learning from Animations: The Role of Pausing and Temporal Cueing
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Spanjers, Ingrid A. E.; van Gog, Tamara; Wouters, Pieter; van Merrienboer, Jeroen J. G. – Computers & Education, 2012
Segmentation of animations, that is presenting them in pieces rather than as a continuous stream of information, has been shown to have a beneficial effect on cognitive load and learning for novices. Two different explanations of this segmentation effect have been proposed. Firstly, pauses are usually inserted between the segments, which may give…
Descriptors: Cues, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Animation
The Speaker/Gender Effect: Does the Speaker's Gender Matter when Presenting Auditory Text in Multimedia Messages?
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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
The Design and Development of a User-Controlled Visual Aid for Improving Students' Understanding in Introductory Statistics
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Vaughn, Brandon K.; Wang, Pei-Yu – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2009
The use of visual aids is expected to have a positive effect on students' learning. However, not all visual aids work equally well. A recent meta-analytic research which examined 42 studies has found that the use of animated visuals does not facilitate learning (Anglin, Vaez & Cunnincham, 2004). The failure of visual aids can be attributed to…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Introductory Courses, Statistics, Instructional Design
Computer-Based Graphical Displays for Enhancing Mental Animation and Improving Reasoning in Novice Learning of Probability
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Kaplan, Danielle E.; Wu, Erin Chia-ling – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2006
Our research suggests static and animated graphics can lead to more animated thinking and more correct problem solving in computer-based probability learning. Pilot software modules were developed for graduate online statistics courses and representation research. A study with novice graduate student statisticians compared problem solving in five…
Descriptors: Animation, Graduate Students, Cues, Computer Assisted Instruction
Constructing Understanding: The Role of Animation in Interpreting Representations.
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Enyedy, Noel – 1997
This paper examines the mathematical conversations of middle school students as they use computer-mediated graphic representations to construct a shared understanding of the basic concepts of probability under two conditions. The first condition used graphical representations to depict important abstract relationships visually, and the second…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Animation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructivism (Learning)