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Learning from Screencast Software Tutorials: A Comparison of Cognitive Load in Dual and Single-Monitor Learning Environments
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Doug Kueker; Joi Moore – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: Learning to use software using screencast videos with worked examples in the corresponding practice files presents a classic split-attention problem that requires learners to mentally integrate information from the video with a target application. While there is evidence that splitting attention either temporally or spatially adversely…
Descriptors: Participant Observation, Interactive Video, Computer Peripherals, Attention Control
Object Personification in Autism: This Paper Will Be Very Sad if You Don't Read It
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White, Rebekah C.; Remington, Anna – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Object personification is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human agents. In online forums, autistic individuals commonly report experiencing this phenomenon. Given that approximately half of all autistic individuals experience difficulties identifying their own emotions, the suggestion that object personification may be a feature of…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Computer Mediated Communication
Effects of "Whatsapp"'s Use on Working Memory Performance among Youth
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Aharony, Noa; Zion, Avi – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2019
The current study seeks to shed light on the usage habits of the "WhatsApp" application among teenagers, exploring the effect of mobile instant messaging distractions on pupils' working memory performance. Research was conducted in Israel during 2016 school year. The study sample was divided into two groups randomly--a control group and…
Descriptors: Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Short Term Memory, Adolescents
Task Complexity, the Cognition Hypothesis, and Interaction in CMC and FTF Environments
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Baralt, Melissa Lorrain – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The construct of cognitive complexity has played an increasingly important role in studies on task design, which aim to explore how increases in the cognitive complexity of tasks differentially mediate interaction and learning outcomes (Kim, 2009; Gilabert, Baron, & Llanes, 2009; Kim & Tracy-Ventura, forthcoming; Nuevo, 2006; Revesz, 2009,…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Computer Mediated Communication, Hypothesis Testing, Computers
Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Mobile Learning (Lisbon, Portugal, March 14-16, 2013)
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Sánchez, Inmaculada Arnedillo, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference on Mobile Learning 2013, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, in Lisbon, Portugal, March 14-16, 2013. The Mobile Learning 2013 International Conference seeks to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Telecommunications, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) (Fort Worth, Texas, October 22-24, 2013)
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Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
These proceedings contain the papers of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2013), October 22-24, 2013, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), co-organized by The University of North Texas (UNT), sponsored by the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Short Term Memory