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Students’ strategy preference moderates effects of open or focused self- explanation prompts on learning from video lectures

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Title: Students’ strategy preference moderates effects of open or focused self- explanation prompts on learning from video lectures
Authors: Yi Zhang, Jiumin Yang, Chenyan Dai, Zhongling Pi
Source: Educational Technology & Society, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 84-99 (2024)
Publisher Information: International Forum of Educational Technology & Society, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Education (General)
Subject Terms: self-explanation, strategy preference, attention allocation, behavior pattern, Education (General), L7-991
Description: Previous studies have shown that encouraging students to use self-explanation strategies has proven effective in text-focused learning contexts. However, no study to date has focused on how students’ strategy preference moderates the effect of self-explanation strategies on learning from video lectures. The current study investigated how students’ self-explanation strategy preference impacts their learning from video lectures by using prompts with a between-within-subjects design strategy preference (i.e., strategy preference vs. no strategy preference; between subject) and with prompt type (i.e., focused vs. open; within-subject), assessing learning performance, cognitive load, attention allocation, quantity and quality of explanation, and behavioral patterns. Study results showed that, compared to students using open prompts and with no self-explanation preference, providing focused prompts improved their learning performance and explanation quality, lowering their cognitive load and enabling them to search for information more accurately. Meanwhile, for students with a self-explanation preference, the two types of prompts used in this study had a similar positive impact on their learning performance and their quality of explanation.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1176-3647
1436-4522
Relation: https://www.j-ets.net/collection/published-issues/27_1#h.zb7m8far2byn; https://doaj.org/toc/1176-3647; https://doaj.org/toc/1436-4522
DOI: 10.30191/ETS.202401_27(1).RP06
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/e4b2a362f889455b9e92d07f25e9900d
Accession Number: edsdoj.4b2a362f889455b9e92d07f25e9900d
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
Description
ISSN:11763647
14364522
DOI:10.30191/ETS.202401_27(1).RP06