Schnetzer, Julia; Lampe, André; Ramcke, Inga Marie; Kremer, Kerstin; Schrögel, Philipp
In: Journal of Science Communication (JCOM), Bd. 25, Ausg. 2, S. N04, 2026, ISSN: 1824-2049.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: art and literature, Digital science communication, Environmental communication, O, Science and technology
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title = {Three scientists walk into a bar... Approaching new audiences for informal science communication: the project “Plötzlich Wissen!” (Sudden Knowledge!)},
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Sepp, Stoo
In: Journal of Learning Analytics, Bd. 12, Nr. 3, S. 34–46, 2025, ISSN: 1929-7750.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: analytics practice, disclosure, ethics, O, Privacy, research paper, transparency
@article{Sepp2025,
title = {Towards More Transparency in Learning Analytics: Sharing Information with University Students Increases their Awareness of Data Collection Practices},
author = {Stoo Sepp},
url = {https://doi.org/10.18608/jla.2025.8713},
doi = {10.18608/jla.2025.8713},
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abstract = {As learning analytics practices become more commonplace in educational settings, student knowledge about the collection and use of their data becomes more of an interest. How students perceive the collection and use of their data has been researched for many years, with legitimate privacy and ethical concerns raised. While various guidelines, models, and frameworks have been proposed to address these concerns, the ways educational institutions practically address them by providing more information for increased transparency has yet to be widely investigated. The present study provides an initial investigation into the effectiveness of three different formats of data disclosure statements in a higher education setting. Participants were presented with one of three different formats from a fictional university: 1) a generic text, 2) a detailed text, or 3) an icon-based “nutrition label.” Participants then completed a survey to assess their understanding and perceptions of data collection practices. Results suggest that regardless of format, participants demonstrated an increased understanding of these practices when the disclosure was not generic. Additionally, student acceptance of data collection and beliefs about sharing were unaffected by disclosure of any kind. This study provides initial evidence to inform learning analytics practices to address identified concerns from students around a lack of transparency. Universities and other institutions in the higher education sector may revisit their data disclosure methods and language to ensure that they are both accurate and transparent, so that students better understand data collection within the scope of their studies.},
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As learning analytics practices become more commonplace in educational settings, student knowledge about the collection and use of their data becomes more of an interest. How students perceive the collection and use of their data has been researched for many years, with legitimate privacy and ethical concerns raised. While various guidelines, models, and frameworks have been proposed to address these concerns, the ways educational institutions practically address them by providing more information for increased transparency has yet to be widely investigated. The present study provides an initial investigation into the effectiveness of three different formats of data disclosure statements in a higher education setting. Participants were presented with one of three different formats from a fictional university: 1) a generic text, 2) a detailed text, or 3) an icon-based “nutrition label.” Participants then completed a survey to assess their understanding and perceptions of data collection practices. Results suggest that regardless of format, participants demonstrated an increased understanding of these practices when the disclosure was not generic. Additionally, student acceptance of data collection and beliefs about sharing were unaffected by disclosure of any kind. This study provides initial evidence to inform learning analytics practices to address identified concerns from students around a lack of transparency. Universities and other institutions in the higher education sector may revisit their data disclosure methods and language to ensure that they are both accurate and transparent, so that students better understand data collection within the scope of their studies.
Herodotou, Christothea; Shrestha, Sagun; Comfort, Catherine; Andrews, Heshan; Mulholland, Paul; Bayer, Vaclav; Maguire, Claire; Lee, John; Fernandez, Miriam
A Participatory Approach to Designing a Student-Facing Dashboard for Online and Distance Education Artikel
In: Journal of Learning Analytics, Bd. 12, Nr. 2, S. 158–174, 2025, ISSN: 1929-7750.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: distance learning, LADs, learning analytics dashboards, O, online students, participatory design, research paper
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Parker, Michael J.; Bunch, Matt; Pike, Andrew
How Much is Enough? Formative Assessment Dynamics Artikel
In: Journal of Learning Analytics, Bd. 12, Ausg. 2, S. 196–210, 2025, ISSN: 1929-7750.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Assessment, formative assessment, learning analytics, learning outcomes, O, outcomes prediction, research paper
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title = {How Much is Enough? Formative Assessment Dynamics},
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While the educational value of formative assessment is widely acknowledged, the precise amount needed to effectively predict student performance on summative assessments remains unclear. This study investigates the relationship between intermediate formative assessment performance and final exam scores, addressing the critical question of how much assessment is needed for accurate prediction. Using a large dataset encompassing over 20,000 student enrollments across 127 course runs of 15 online biomedical sciences courses, we examined the correlation between intermediate assessment scores and final exam performance. Our results show that after completing about 40% of the formative assessments in a course, student scores demonstrate a strong correlation (Pearson r > 0.7) with their final exam scores. The correlation after taking additional formative assessments reaches a maximum of approximately 0.75. This finding was consistent across different course types and lengths, suggesting that the relative amount of assessment taken, rather than the absolute number, is key. Surprisingly, we found that random sampling of assessments was even more predictive than chronological sampling, suggesting that the proportion of questions used, relative to the total number of assessment questions, is more important than their specific sequence. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the predictive capabilities of formative assessment, and enable educators to identify at-risk students earlier, optimize assessment design, and develop more efficient and targeted interventions.
Hetz, Heidi; Hattam, Sarah
Using the H5P Interactive Tool to Teach Critical Thinking and Text Analysis Skills to Online Students Buchkapitel
In: Jarldorn, Michele; Hudson, Cate (Hrsg.): Tutorial Ideas for Educators on The Run: Innovative and Engaging Teaching Activities, S. 167–176, Springer, Singapore, 2025, ISBN: 978-981-96-4349-3.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: critical thinking, H5P, O, text analysis
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Otto, Thorsten
In: Computers & Education, Bd. 234, Ausg. September 2025, Nr. 105330, 2025, ISSN: 1873-782X.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Media comparison, O, Rational Thinking, Short video use, Social media, Surface learning
@article{Otto2025,
title = {Should educators be concerned? The impact of short videos on rational thinking and learning: A comparative analysis},
author = {Thorsten Otto},
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abstract = {Short videos are highly attractive and are becoming increasingly popular among young adults due to their unique properties. However, they also pose a risk of getting used to surface processing and suppressing slow analytic thinking. So far, little is known about the potential impact of short video use (SVU) on learning variables. Therefore, this series of studies aimed to examine the consequences of SVU on rational thinking, academic delay of gratification (ADOG), and a surface learning approach (Study 1) and examine the situational impact of watching a short video collection on those variables except ADOG (Study 2). Further, it was examined whether short video-based learning material is suitable for teaching low-complex material (Study 2). In Study 1, participants (n = 169) completed questionnaires regarding SVU, rational thinking, ADOG, and surface learning approach. For Study 2, participants (n = 123) took part in an online experiment with a 2 (short video collection; present vs. not present) x 2 (learning material; short video-based vs. text-based) between-subject design, completed questionnaires regarding SVU, rational thinking, surface learning approach and answered a quiz regarding knowledge acquisition. The findings reveal that SVU is negatively associated with rational thinking and positively associated with a surface learning approach. Watching a short video collection led to a higher situational surface learning approach, and participants who learned with short videos scored lower on the quiz than those who learned with text. Limitations, implications, and future directions are discussed.},
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Short videos are highly attractive and are becoming increasingly popular among young adults due to their unique properties. However, they also pose a risk of getting used to surface processing and suppressing slow analytic thinking. So far, little is known about the potential impact of short video use (SVU) on learning variables. Therefore, this series of studies aimed to examine the consequences of SVU on rational thinking, academic delay of gratification (ADOG), and a surface learning approach (Study 1) and examine the situational impact of watching a short video collection on those variables except ADOG (Study 2). Further, it was examined whether short video-based learning material is suitable for teaching low-complex material (Study 2). In Study 1, participants (n = 169) completed questionnaires regarding SVU, rational thinking, ADOG, and surface learning approach. For Study 2, participants (n = 123) took part in an online experiment with a 2 (short video collection; present vs. not present) x 2 (learning material; short video-based vs. text-based) between-subject design, completed questionnaires regarding SVU, rational thinking, surface learning approach and answered a quiz regarding knowledge acquisition. The findings reveal that SVU is negatively associated with rational thinking and positively associated with a surface learning approach. Watching a short video collection led to a higher situational surface learning approach, and participants who learned with short videos scored lower on the quiz than those who learned with text. Limitations, implications, and future directions are discussed.
Corbin, Thomas; Dawson, Phillip; Nicola-Richmond, Kelli; Partridge, Helen
‘Where’s the line? It’s an absurd line’: towards a framework for acceptable uses of AI in assessment Artikel
In: Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, S. 1–13, 2025.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: academic integrity, artificial intelligence, assessment design, higher education, O
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As higher education grapples with ensuring assessment validity in an increasingly AI-populated time, institutions and educators are working to establish appropriate boundaries for AI use. However, little is known about how students and teachers conceptualize and experience these boundaries in practice. This study investigates how students and teachers navigate the line between acceptable and unacceptable AI use in assessment, drawing on a thematic analysis of qualitative interviews with 19 students and 12 staff at a large Australian university informed by social boundary theory. The titular metaphor of ‘drawing a line’ emerged organically from both students and staff in our interviews, revealing ongoing struggles to understand and articulate what counts as appropriate. We found that students frequently construct their own individually unique and often complex ethical frameworks for AI use. Teachers, meanwhile, report significant emotional burden and professional uncertainty as they attempt to understand and communicate what is appropriate to their students. Our analysis suggests that assessment policies for AI ought to move beyond simple prohibitions or permissions and begin to address three critical dimensions: the feasibility of enforcement, the preservation of authentic learning, and the emotional wellbeing of teachers and students.
Muehlhoff, Rainer; Henningsen, Marte
Chatbots im Schulunterricht: Wir testen das Fobizz-Tool zur automatischen Bewertung von Hausaufgaben Unveröffentlicht
Preprint auf arXiv:2412.06651, 2024.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: AI, artificial intelligence, chatbots, correction, feedback, O
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This study examines the AI-powered grading tool "AI Grading Assistant" by the German company Fobizz, designed to support teachers in evaluating and providing feedback on student assignments. Against the societal backdrop of an overburdened education system and rising expectations for artificial intelligence as a solution to these challenges, the investigation evaluates the tool's functional suitability through two test series. The results reveal significant shortcomings: The tool's numerical grades and qualitative feedback are often random and do not improve even when its suggestions are incorporated. The highest ratings are achievable only with texts generated by ChatGPT. False claims and nonsensical submissions frequently go undetected, while the implementation of some grading criteria is unreliable and opaque. Since these deficiencies stem from the inherent limitations of large language models (LLMs), fundamental improvements to this or similar tools are not immediately foreseeable. The study critiques the broader trend of adopting AI as a quick fix for systemic problems in education, concluding that Fobizz's marketing of the tool as an objective and time-saving solution is misleading and irresponsible. Finally, the study calls for systematic evaluation and subject-specific pedagogical scrutiny of the use of AI tools in educational contexts.
Kakish, Shereen; Makhamreh, Zeyad; Madanat, Reem
The Post-Pandemic Future of Digital Learning Artikel
In: Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, Bd. 18, Ausg. 1, S. 201–217, 2024, ISSN: 1835-9795.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: H5P, higher education, interactive learning, Moodle, O, post-pandemic learning
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The challenges faced by universities in higher education after the COVID-19 pandemic necessitate the adoption of new tools and practices to maintain student engagement and motivation in alternative teaching methodologies beyond traditional face-to-face learning environments. H5P, an interactive learning tool renowned for its diverse interactive content features, emerges as a promising solution to address these needs. This article discusses the findings of implementing H5P in various courses within the French and Geography departments at the University of Jordan. Data collection involved pre- and post-surveys administered via Moodle and H5P, focusing on student perceptions of H5P features. The study results indicate that both H5P and Moodle can significantly enhance the effectiveness of e-learning. The application of H5P not only facilitated instructional improvements but also personalized learning across five courses. This approach broadened learning opportunities, bolstered student support, and fostered increased engagement. Students who interacted with these resources reported positive experiences and expressed a desire for more interactive elements in future coursework. Furthermore, H5P’s interactive and engaging nature contributed to a more enjoyable and effective learning journey, thereby sustaining student motivation throughout their studies.
Buchner, Josef
Playing an Augmented Reality Escape Game Promotes Learning About Fake News Artikel
In: Technology, Knowledge and Learning, Ausg. 2024, 2024, ISSN: 2211-1670.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: 21st century abilities, augmented reality, educational escape game, escape game, fake news, media literacy education, O
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The spread of fake news poses a global challenge to society, as this deliberately false information reduce trust in democracy, manipulate opinions, and negatively affect people’s health. Educational research and practice must address this issue by developing and evaluating solutions to counter fake news. A promising approach in this regard is the use of game-based learning environments. In this study, we focus on Escape Fake, an augmented reality (AR) escape game developed for use in media literacy education. To date, there is limited research on the effectiveness of the game for learning about fake news. To overcome this gap, we conducted a field study using a pretest-posttest research design. A total of 28 students (14 girls, mean age = 14.71 years) participated. The results show that Escape Fake can address four learning objectives relevant in fake news detection with educationally desired effect sizes: Knowledge acquisition (d = 1.34), ability to discern information (d = 0.39), critical attitude toward trustworthiness of online information (d = 0.53), and confidence in recognizing fake news in the future (d = 0.41). Based on these results, the game can be recommended as an educational resource for media literacy education. Future research directions are also discussed.
Crawford, Kate; Schultz, Jason; Rettberg, Jill Walker; Suchman, Lucy; Andrejevic, Mark; Jaton, Florian; Ananny, Mike; Dick, Stephanie; Chun, Wendy Hui Kyong; Canute, Matt; Li, Xiaochang; Taylor, Linnet; Gentelet, Karine; Didier, Emmanuel
An AI Society Artikel
In: Issues in Sience & Technology, Bd. 40, Ausg. 2, 2024.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: AI, artificial intelligence, KI, Künstliche Intelligenz, O
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title = {An AI Society},
author = {Kate Crawford and Jason Schultz and Jill Walker Rettberg and Lucy Suchman and Mark Andrejevic and Florian Jaton and Mike Ananny and Stephanie Dick and Wendy Hui Kyong Chun and Matt Canute and Xiaochang Li and Linnet Taylor and Karine Gentelet and Emmanuel Didier},
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping society, but human forces shape AI. Getting governance wrong could mean narrowing cultural narratives, de-incentivizing creativity, and exploiting workers. In these 11 essays, social scientists and humanities experts explore how to harness the interaction between AI and society, revealing urgent avenues for research and policy.
Buntins, Katja; Diekmann, Daniel; Klar, Maria; Rittberger, Marc; Kerres, Michael
In: MedienPädagogik: Zeitschrift für Theorie und Praxis der Medienbildung, Bd. 2024, Ausg. Occasional Papers, S. 1–33, 2024, ISBN: 1424-3636.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Handlungspraxen, Lehrkräfte, Material nachnutzen, O, OER, Unterrichtsaufbereitungen
@article{Buntins2024,
title = {Material teilen? Praktiken der Entwicklung und Nutzung digitaler Unterrichtsmaterialien von Lehrpersonen an Schulen in Deutschland},
author = {Katja Buntins and Daniel Diekmann and Maria Klar and Marc Rittberger and Michael Kerres},
url = {https://doi.org/10.21240/mpaed/00/2024.01.10.X},
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abstract = {Das Internet bricht etablierte Praktiken der Unterrichtsvorbereitung auf. Neue Akteure werden sichtbar und die Rolle der staatlichen Regulation wird infrage gestellt. Wie finden Lehrpersonen an Schulen Unterrichtsmaterialien und wie gehen sie mit selbst entwickelten Materialien um? Eine large-scale Untersuchung mit 1.960 Lehrpersonen aus Deutschland erfasst ihre Handlungspraktiken mit Blick auf die Informationsquellen und Formate der Kollaboration. Die Ergebnisse bestätigen vorliegende Befunde, wonach Lehrende Materialien aller Art in den Weiten des Internets – vor allem über «Google» – suchen. Sie sammeln, entwickeln diese für sich und tauschen sich kaum mit Kolleg:innen aus. Für die weitere Entwicklung eines informationellen Ökosystems für Bildung, das schulübergreifend einen Rahmen für Lehren und Lernen in Schulen schafft, gilt es, das Zusammenspiel der Akteure neu auszurichten. Neben der Bereitstellung von offenen Materialien durch private und staatliche Anbieter:innen kommt insbesondere der kollaborativen Erarbeitung und (Nach-)Nutzung eine besondere Bedeutung zu.},
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Das Internet bricht etablierte Praktiken der Unterrichtsvorbereitung auf. Neue Akteure werden sichtbar und die Rolle der staatlichen Regulation wird infrage gestellt. Wie finden Lehrpersonen an Schulen Unterrichtsmaterialien und wie gehen sie mit selbst entwickelten Materialien um? Eine large-scale Untersuchung mit 1.960 Lehrpersonen aus Deutschland erfasst ihre Handlungspraktiken mit Blick auf die Informationsquellen und Formate der Kollaboration. Die Ergebnisse bestätigen vorliegende Befunde, wonach Lehrende Materialien aller Art in den Weiten des Internets – vor allem über «Google» – suchen. Sie sammeln, entwickeln diese für sich und tauschen sich kaum mit Kolleg:innen aus. Für die weitere Entwicklung eines informationellen Ökosystems für Bildung, das schulübergreifend einen Rahmen für Lehren und Lernen in Schulen schafft, gilt es, das Zusammenspiel der Akteure neu auszurichten. Neben der Bereitstellung von offenen Materialien durch private und staatliche Anbieter:innen kommt insbesondere der kollaborativen Erarbeitung und (Nach-)Nutzung eine besondere Bedeutung zu.
Balepur, Nishant; Ravichander, Abhilasha; Rudinger, Rachel
Artifacts or Abduction: How Do LLMs Answer Multiple-Choice Questions Without the Question? Sonstige
In-progress preprint, 2024.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: artificial intelligence, KI, large language models, LLM, multiple choice, O
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abstract = {Multiple-choice question answering (MCQA) is often used to evaluate large language models (LLMs). To see if MCQA assesses LLMs as intended, we probe if LLMs can perform MCQA with choices-only prompts, where models must select the correct answer only from the choices. In three MCQA datasets and four LLMs, this prompt bests a majority baseline in 11/12 cases, with up to 0.33 accuracy gain. To help explain this behavior, we conduct an in-depth, black-box analysis on memorization, choice dynamics, and question inference. Our key findings are threefold. First, we find no evidence that the choices-only accuracy stems from memorization alone. Second, priors over individual choices do not fully explain choices-only accuracy, hinting that LLMs use the group dynamics of choices. Third, LLMs have some ability to infer a relevant question from choices, and surprisingly can sometimes even match the original question. We hope to motivate the use of stronger baselines in MCQA benchmarks, the design of robust MCQA datasets, and further efforts to explain LLM decision-making.},
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Multiple-choice question answering (MCQA) is often used to evaluate large language models (LLMs). To see if MCQA assesses LLMs as intended, we probe if LLMs can perform MCQA with choices-only prompts, where models must select the correct answer only from the choices. In three MCQA datasets and four LLMs, this prompt bests a majority baseline in 11/12 cases, with up to 0.33 accuracy gain. To help explain this behavior, we conduct an in-depth, black-box analysis on memorization, choice dynamics, and question inference. Our key findings are threefold. First, we find no evidence that the choices-only accuracy stems from memorization alone. Second, priors over individual choices do not fully explain choices-only accuracy, hinting that LLMs use the group dynamics of choices. Third, LLMs have some ability to infer a relevant question from choices, and surprisingly can sometimes even match the original question. We hope to motivate the use of stronger baselines in MCQA benchmarks, the design of robust MCQA datasets, and further efforts to explain LLM decision-making.
Yao, Xue; Shao, Ying; Luo, Rong
The Effectiveness of Using an H5P Pathway to Enhance College Students' Academic Style in Writing Artikel
In: European Journal of Teaching and Education, Bd. 6, Ausg. 1, S. 35–45, 2024, ISSN: 2669-0667.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Interactive videos, Learner engagement, O, technology-enhanced learning, writing conventions
@article{nokey,
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This study investigates the effectiveness of using an H5P pathway to enhance college students' academic style in writing. The study was conducted at XJTLU, a Sino-foreign university, where the language barriers of first-year students posed difficulties in their transition from informal language to the formal tone required in academic writing. Through a careful experimental design, participants were assigned to either an experimental or a control group, with the former engaging in a structured H5P pathway including five specific academic writing style rules based on learner needs analysis. The five rules are in aspects of word choice, sentence structure, transition, hedging and redundancy. The latter received lesson PPTs with the same content. This paper discusses the results of the study, which show that the application of the H5P pathway effectively assisted Year 1 students at XJTLU in narrowing the gap between the two writing styles. Preliminary analysis indicates a significant improvement in the experimental group's academic writing style specifically in aspects of using formal words and complex sentence structure. By comparison, other than word choice, there is no significant improvement in the control group. The findings of this study highlight the potential of H5P pathways as an effective tool for enhancing college students' academic writing style. Through interactive and tailored activities, students’ challenges at academic writing conventions could be addressed. This research provides implications for innovative pedagogical strategies that can promote students' academic development.
Woitt, Svenja; Weidlich, Joshua; Jivet, Ioana; Göksün, Derya Orhan; Drachsler, Hendrik; Kalz, Marco
Students’ feedback literacy in higher education: an initial scale validation study Artikel
In: Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Perspectives, S. 1–20, 2023, ISSN: 1470-1294.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: exploratory factor analysis, Feedback literacy, higher education, O, Rasch analysis, scale development
@article{Woitt2023,
title = {Students’ feedback literacy in higher education: an initial scale validation study},
author = {Svenja Woitt and Joshua Weidlich and Ioana Jivet and Derya Orhan Göksün and Hendrik Drachsler and Marco Kalz},
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Given the crucial role of feedback in supporting learning in higher education, understanding the factors influencing feedback effectiveness is imperative. Student feedback literacy, that is, the set of attitudes and abilities to make sense of and utilize feedback is therefore considered a key concept. Rigorous investigations of feedback literacy require psychometrically sound measurement. To this end, the present paper reports on the development and initial validation (N = 221) of a self-report instrument. Grounded in the conceptual literature and building on previous scale validation efforts, an initial overinclusive item pool is generated. Exploratory factor analysis and the Rasch measurement model yield adequate psychometric properties of an initial scale measuring two dimensions: feedback attitudes and feedback practices with a total of 21 items. We further provide evidence for criterion-related validity. Findings are discussed in light of the emerging feedback literacy literature and avenues for further improvement of the scale are reported.
Bleiklie, Ivar
Norwegian higher education futures Artikel
In: Higher Education, Bd. 89, S. 311–330, 2023, ISSN: 1573-174X.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: governance, higher education, higher education systems, Norway, O, public policy
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title = {Norwegian higher education futures},
author = {Ivar Bleiklie},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-023-01107-8},
doi = {10.1007/s10734-023-01107-8},
issn = {1573-174X},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-09-25},
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volume = {89},
pages = {311–330},
abstract = {The paper deals with the future of Norwegian higher education as part of a Nordic project on higher education futures. To identify future scenarios for Norwegian higher education (HE), the paper uses the theoretical lens of historical institutionalism to focus on scenario building. Like in the other Nordic countries, Norwegian HE and research are characterized by easily accessible and free public HE provision, high participation rates, and a high level of investment in HE and research. However, the question is this: If we look back at the development of Norwegian HE the last decades, to what extent can we expect present developments to persist and to what extent can we expect more or less sharp breaks and deviations from past and present developments? Departing from an institutionalist position, two historically grounded visions and related scenarios are identified: an academic excellence scenario and a national service scenario. The scenarios reflect tensions between different visions of the shape, emphasis, and orientation of HE and research. The empirical focus is on the developments of HE along five dimensions: growth, systemic integration, academic drift, labor market relevance, and governance. First, the conceptual approach is presented, outlining the use of scenarios and an institutionalist approach to thinking about the future of HE. Secondly, the paper outlines the five trends regarding past and ongoing developments. Third, some ideas about future developments are outlined, before the conclusion is drawn.},
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The paper deals with the future of Norwegian higher education as part of a Nordic project on higher education futures. To identify future scenarios for Norwegian higher education (HE), the paper uses the theoretical lens of historical institutionalism to focus on scenario building. Like in the other Nordic countries, Norwegian HE and research are characterized by easily accessible and free public HE provision, high participation rates, and a high level of investment in HE and research. However, the question is this: If we look back at the development of Norwegian HE the last decades, to what extent can we expect present developments to persist and to what extent can we expect more or less sharp breaks and deviations from past and present developments? Departing from an institutionalist position, two historically grounded visions and related scenarios are identified: an academic excellence scenario and a national service scenario. The scenarios reflect tensions between different visions of the shape, emphasis, and orientation of HE and research. The empirical focus is on the developments of HE along five dimensions: growth, systemic integration, academic drift, labor market relevance, and governance. First, the conceptual approach is presented, outlining the use of scenarios and an institutionalist approach to thinking about the future of HE. Secondly, the paper outlines the five trends regarding past and ongoing developments. Third, some ideas about future developments are outlined, before the conclusion is drawn.
de Vogel, Susanne
Simply the best? Determinants of achieving the highest grade in a doctoral degree in Germany Artikel
In: Higher Education, Bd. 85, Ausg. 5, S. 1161–1180, 2023, ISSN: 1573-174X.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: academic success, doctorate, grades, O, phd
@article{deVogel2023,
title = {Simply the best? Determinants of achieving the highest grade in a doctoral degree in Germany},
author = {Susanne de Vogel},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-022-00883-z},
doi = {10.1007/s10734-022-00883-z},
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year = {2023},
date = {2023-05-01},
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volume = {85},
issue = {5},
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abstract = {In Germany, the final grade of a doctorate is significant for careers inside and outside the academic labor market. Particularly important is the highest grade—summa cum laude. At the same time, doctoral grades are constantly subject to criticism. Thus far, however, neither German nor international studies have examined the determinants of doctoral grades. Drawing on Hu’s model of college grades, this study develops a conceptual framework for explaining doctoral grades and investigates the impact of doctorate holders’, reviewers’, and environmental context characteristics on the probability of doctoral candidates graduating with the highest grade, summa cum laude. Using logistic regression analyses on data from the German PhD Panel Study, the study confirms that high-performing individuals are more likely to achieve the highest doctoral grade. A learning environment that is characterized by supervision security, high expectations to participate in scientific discourse, and strong support in network integration also increases the chances of graduating with a summa cum laude degree. In contrast, being female, having a highly respected reviewer, studying natural sciences, medical studies or engineering, completing an external doctorate, and studying within a learning environment characterized by rigid time constraints are negatively related to the probability of receiving a summa cum laude grade. This study is the first to lend empirical evidence to the critical discussion of doctoral grades and offers insights to ensure the validity of doctoral grades.},
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In Germany, the final grade of a doctorate is significant for careers inside and outside the academic labor market. Particularly important is the highest grade—summa cum laude. At the same time, doctoral grades are constantly subject to criticism. Thus far, however, neither German nor international studies have examined the determinants of doctoral grades. Drawing on Hu’s model of college grades, this study develops a conceptual framework for explaining doctoral grades and investigates the impact of doctorate holders’, reviewers’, and environmental context characteristics on the probability of doctoral candidates graduating with the highest grade, summa cum laude. Using logistic regression analyses on data from the German PhD Panel Study, the study confirms that high-performing individuals are more likely to achieve the highest doctoral grade. A learning environment that is characterized by supervision security, high expectations to participate in scientific discourse, and strong support in network integration also increases the chances of graduating with a summa cum laude degree. In contrast, being female, having a highly respected reviewer, studying natural sciences, medical studies or engineering, completing an external doctorate, and studying within a learning environment characterized by rigid time constraints are negatively related to the probability of receiving a summa cum laude grade. This study is the first to lend empirical evidence to the critical discussion of doctoral grades and offers insights to ensure the validity of doctoral grades.
Mutawa, Abdullah M.; Muttawa, Jamil Abdul Kareem Al; Sruthi, Sai
In: Applied Sciences, Bd. 13, Ausg. 8, S. 4983, 2023, ISSN: 2076-3417.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: advanced technologies, e-learning, H5P, interactive learning, learning analytics, O
@article{Mutawa2023,
title = {The Effectiveness of Using H5P for Undergraduate Students in the Asynchronous Distance Learning Environment},
author = {Abdullah M. Mutawa and Jamil Abdul Kareem Al Muttawa and Sai Sruthi},
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As the COVID-19 pandemic caused many schools to go online, asynchronous distant learning has become popular. One of the main challenges of asynchronous distance learning is keeping students engaged and motivated, as they do not have the same engagement with their peers and teachers as in traditional face-to-face learning environments. HTML 5 package (H5P) is an interactive learning tool that has the potential to fill this need due to its numerous immediate interactive features, such as interactive videos, pop quizzes, and games during media playback. This study investigates the effectiveness of using H5P and Moodle in asynchronous distance learning environments for undergraduate students. The data collection methods included pre-and post-surveys for Moodle and H5P and the questions related to the student perspectives towards H5P features. The technology acceptance model (TAM) is employed to find student satisfaction. The results of this study suggest that both the H5P and Moodle could be valuable tools for making E-learning more effective. The interactive and engaging nature of H5P can provide students with a more enjoyable and effective learning experience, helping to keep them motivated and engaged throughout their studies.
Fryer, Tom
Do the political attitudes of students change during their time in higher education? Artikel
In: Higher Education, Bd. 86, S. 563–590, 2022, ISSN: 1573-174X.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: graduate outcomes, higher education, O, political attitudes, politics, student politics
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title = {Do the political attitudes of students change during their time in higher education?},
author = {Tom Fryer},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-022-00915-8},
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abstract = {Experience of higher education (HE) has come to characterise many contemporary political divisions, including those related to Brexit, Trump and coronavirus policy. However, the academic literature is unclear whether HE plays a causal role in changing peoples’ political attitudes or is simply a proxy. Furthermore, in many contexts, there is limited descriptive evidence on whether students’ political attitudes change during HE. This paper focuses on the UK, using data from the British Election Study, to make a twofold contribution. Firstly, the paper introduces recent political science theorising on the nature of contemporary political divisions, which has remained largely outside the HE literature to date. This theorising is illustrated through a cross-sectional analysis, comparing the political attitudes of those with and without experience of HE, showing that the former tend to be more left-leaning and less ethnocentric. Secondly, a longitudinal analysis is performed to assess how students’ political attitudes change during their time in HE. While in HE, students tend to make small movements to the left and become less ethnocentric, representing approximately 20–33% of the overall division between those with and without experience of HE. These findings are interpreted through a critical realist lens—they evidence that HE could have a causal role to play in creating contemporary political divisions. However, to establish whether HE does play a causal role, further intensive research is needed to explore how particular aspects of HE might bring about these changes and how this varies for different students in different contexts.},
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Experience of higher education (HE) has come to characterise many contemporary political divisions, including those related to Brexit, Trump and coronavirus policy. However, the academic literature is unclear whether HE plays a causal role in changing peoples’ political attitudes or is simply a proxy. Furthermore, in many contexts, there is limited descriptive evidence on whether students’ political attitudes change during HE. This paper focuses on the UK, using data from the British Election Study, to make a twofold contribution. Firstly, the paper introduces recent political science theorising on the nature of contemporary political divisions, which has remained largely outside the HE literature to date. This theorising is illustrated through a cross-sectional analysis, comparing the political attitudes of those with and without experience of HE, showing that the former tend to be more left-leaning and less ethnocentric. Secondly, a longitudinal analysis is performed to assess how students’ political attitudes change during their time in HE. While in HE, students tend to make small movements to the left and become less ethnocentric, representing approximately 20–33% of the overall division between those with and without experience of HE. These findings are interpreted through a critical realist lens—they evidence that HE could have a causal role to play in creating contemporary political divisions. However, to establish whether HE does play a causal role, further intensive research is needed to explore how particular aspects of HE might bring about these changes and how this varies for different students in different contexts.
Solstad, Hanna Eide
A comparison of manual and automated quality assessment of Open Educational Resources and their reliability Abschlussarbeit
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2022.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: O, OER, open educational resources, Qualitätssicherung, quality
@mastersthesis{Solstad2022,
title = {A comparison of manual and automated quality assessment of Open Educational Resources and their reliability},
author = {Hanna Eide Solstad},
url = {https://ntnuopen.ntnu.no/ntnu-xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/3024682/no.ntnu%3Ainspera%3A112046434%3A23371129.pdf},
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date = {2022-06-01},
urldate = {2023-03-03},
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abstract = {The fourth Sustainable Development Goal is to: "Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all". UNESCO considers Open Educational Resources (OER) vital in achieving this. OERs are educational material shared under an open license permitting free access, use, adaption, and redistribution under few restrictions. The OER movement has regained attention, with COVID-19 forcing millions to study from home. However, there are many challenges to continued growth. One of the most crucial challenges is quality control. Current approaches are mainly built on manual reviews, which are time-consuming and expensive.
This thesis proposes a white-box algorithm that combines theoretical quality knowledge with measurable metrics to give a quality score. The algorithm was developed for the educational resource type Interactive Videos created with the framework H5P. I performed a comparative study of the algorithm and the most adopted approach: manual reviews. 23 H5P users were recruited to perform 107 manual reviews of 57 OERs. The manual reviews scored different quality factors, two overall scores, and could add a comment for each resource. The data were then used to find the degree of agreement between the two methods and their reliability.
The result was low to moderate degree of agreement between the manual reviews and algorithm scores. That means that the algorithm can be a suitable approach in certain cases, but mostly as an addition to other methods. However, the most crucial finding was the low reliability of the manual reviews. The reviews were highly subjective and this has significant implications for this study and all research using reviews as a data source. Future studies need to continue to work on automated approaches but consider how they can be evaluated correctly},
howpublished = {Master’s thesis in Master of Technology in Computer Science},
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The fourth Sustainable Development Goal is to: "Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all". UNESCO considers Open Educational Resources (OER) vital in achieving this. OERs are educational material shared under an open license permitting free access, use, adaption, and redistribution under few restrictions. The OER movement has regained attention, with COVID-19 forcing millions to study from home. However, there are many challenges to continued growth. One of the most crucial challenges is quality control. Current approaches are mainly built on manual reviews, which are time-consuming and expensive.
This thesis proposes a white-box algorithm that combines theoretical quality knowledge with measurable metrics to give a quality score. The algorithm was developed for the educational resource type Interactive Videos created with the framework H5P. I performed a comparative study of the algorithm and the most adopted approach: manual reviews. 23 H5P users were recruited to perform 107 manual reviews of 57 OERs. The manual reviews scored different quality factors, two overall scores, and could add a comment for each resource. The data were then used to find the degree of agreement between the two methods and their reliability.
The result was low to moderate degree of agreement between the manual reviews and algorithm scores. That means that the algorithm can be a suitable approach in certain cases, but mostly as an addition to other methods. However, the most crucial finding was the low reliability of the manual reviews. The reviews were highly subjective and this has significant implications for this study and all research using reviews as a data source. Future studies need to continue to work on automated approaches but consider how they can be evaluated correctly
This thesis proposes a white-box algorithm that combines theoretical quality knowledge with measurable metrics to give a quality score. The algorithm was developed for the educational resource type Interactive Videos created with the framework H5P. I performed a comparative study of the algorithm and the most adopted approach: manual reviews. 23 H5P users were recruited to perform 107 manual reviews of 57 OERs. The manual reviews scored different quality factors, two overall scores, and could add a comment for each resource. The data were then used to find the degree of agreement between the two methods and their reliability.
The result was low to moderate degree of agreement between the manual reviews and algorithm scores. That means that the algorithm can be a suitable approach in certain cases, but mostly as an addition to other methods. However, the most crucial finding was the low reliability of the manual reviews. The reviews were highly subjective and this has significant implications for this study and all research using reviews as a data source. Future studies need to continue to work on automated approaches but consider how they can be evaluated correctly
Barenberg, Jonathan; Dutke, Stephan
In: Unterrichtswissenschaft, Bd. 50, S. 17–36, 2022, ISSN: 2520-873X.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Abrufübung, Evidence-based teaching, Evidenzbasiertes Lehren und Lernen, Metacognition, Metakognition, O, Retrieval practice, Testeffekt, Testing effect, Transfer
@article{Barenberg2022,
title = {Testen als evidenzbasierte Lernmethode: Empirische und theoretische Gründe für eine Anwendung im Unterricht},
author = {Jonathan Barenberg and Stephan Dutke},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s42010-021-00138-3},
doi = {10.1007/s42010-021-00138-3},
issn = {2520-873X},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-03-01},
journal = {Unterrichtswissenschaft},
volume = {50},
pages = {17–36},
abstract = {In Schule und Hochschule werden Tests meist als Instrument zur Leistungsüberprüfung und -bewertung eingesetzt. Dabei weisen Ansätze des evidenzbasierten Lehrens und Lernens darauf hin, dass Testen als Abrufübung auch zur Lernförderung eingesetzt werden können. Es werden drei Argumente erörtert, die für eine Anwendung von Abrufübungen als Lernmethode in der Unterrichtspraxis sprechen: (1) Entwicklung der Testeffektforschung von Laborkontexten zu Anwendungskontexten sowie direkte Effekte des Testens auf (2) den Transfer von Wissen und (3) auf unterrichtsrelevante, metakognitive Prozesse. Abschließend werden sowohl Schlussfolgerungen für die Umsetzung von Abrufübungen im Unterricht beschrieben als auch Konsequenzen für den Wissenschafts-Praxis-Transfer diskutiert.},
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In Schule und Hochschule werden Tests meist als Instrument zur Leistungsüberprüfung und -bewertung eingesetzt. Dabei weisen Ansätze des evidenzbasierten Lehrens und Lernens darauf hin, dass Testen als Abrufübung auch zur Lernförderung eingesetzt werden können. Es werden drei Argumente erörtert, die für eine Anwendung von Abrufübungen als Lernmethode in der Unterrichtspraxis sprechen: (1) Entwicklung der Testeffektforschung von Laborkontexten zu Anwendungskontexten sowie direkte Effekte des Testens auf (2) den Transfer von Wissen und (3) auf unterrichtsrelevante, metakognitive Prozesse. Abschließend werden sowohl Schlussfolgerungen für die Umsetzung von Abrufübungen im Unterricht beschrieben als auch Konsequenzen für den Wissenschafts-Praxis-Transfer diskutiert.
Iannella, Alessandro; Morando, Paola; Spreafico, Maria Luisa
The Advent Calendar: A University Experience for Spacing Learning, Practicing Math, and Enjoying Studying Konferenzberichte
HELMeTO 2021. Third International Workshop on Higher Education Learning Methodologies and Technologies Online, Edizioni Studium S.r.l., Università eCampus, 2021, ISBN: 9788899978365.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: A, Advent Calendar, Christmas, Moodle, O
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title = {The Advent Calendar: A University Experience for Spacing Learning, Practicing Math, and Enjoying Studying},
author = {Alessandro Iannella and Paola Morando and Maria Luisa Spreafico},
url = {https://alessandroiannella.com/pubblicazioni/atti-di-convegno/the-advent-calendar-a-university-experience-for-spacing-learning-practicing-math-and-enjoying-studying/
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abstract = {The main purpose of Calculus courses is to introduce students to the scientific method of analysis, providing a suitable language and useful skills in order to effectively face other disciplinary courses. Unfortunately, this does not happen frequently. Many students perceive the Calculus exam as a stumbling block and try to postpone it as much as possible. This negative mindset can quickly turn into a cycle of low confidence, less motivation, and poor performance. Math anxiety is always just around the corner. Added to this emotional stress is the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, with the distinctive rise of e-learning and digital platforms, forcing teachers to quickly develop new teaching strategies. In this framework, designing preliminary actions aimed at fostering motivation and increasing engagement of students attending university basic calculus courses is an essential challenge. It is not by chance that students with higher learning motivation “achieve significantly higher test scores, enjoy learning more, have more positive self-concepts, make greater use of deep learning strategies and engage to a greater extent in autonomous self-regulated learning”.
The purpose of this research is to explore the possible advantages of mixing digital tools and pedagogical techniques in order to keep students engaged and help them to approach the study of mathematics effectively, improving both their satisfaction level and their results. In particular, this paper describes a learning activity called Advent Calendar. Proposed within a calculus course, it seeks to involve students in their learning process throughout a non conventional, gradual experience which recalls the logic of the special calendar used to count the days until Christmas. Every day, students carry out a Christmas-themed mathematical exercise. Santa Claus, the elves and the rein- deer are facing problems that can be solved by exploiting suitable mathematics tools introduced during the course. This storytelling process gives concrete form and a familiar connotation to abstract mathematical concepts, involving emotions and imagination at the same time: “a story tends to have more depth than a simple example”.},
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The main purpose of Calculus courses is to introduce students to the scientific method of analysis, providing a suitable language and useful skills in order to effectively face other disciplinary courses. Unfortunately, this does not happen frequently. Many students perceive the Calculus exam as a stumbling block and try to postpone it as much as possible. This negative mindset can quickly turn into a cycle of low confidence, less motivation, and poor performance. Math anxiety is always just around the corner. Added to this emotional stress is the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, with the distinctive rise of e-learning and digital platforms, forcing teachers to quickly develop new teaching strategies. In this framework, designing preliminary actions aimed at fostering motivation and increasing engagement of students attending university basic calculus courses is an essential challenge. It is not by chance that students with higher learning motivation “achieve significantly higher test scores, enjoy learning more, have more positive self-concepts, make greater use of deep learning strategies and engage to a greater extent in autonomous self-regulated learning”.
The purpose of this research is to explore the possible advantages of mixing digital tools and pedagogical techniques in order to keep students engaged and help them to approach the study of mathematics effectively, improving both their satisfaction level and their results. In particular, this paper describes a learning activity called Advent Calendar. Proposed within a calculus course, it seeks to involve students in their learning process throughout a non conventional, gradual experience which recalls the logic of the special calendar used to count the days until Christmas. Every day, students carry out a Christmas-themed mathematical exercise. Santa Claus, the elves and the rein- deer are facing problems that can be solved by exploiting suitable mathematics tools introduced during the course. This storytelling process gives concrete form and a familiar connotation to abstract mathematical concepts, involving emotions and imagination at the same time: “a story tends to have more depth than a simple example”.
The purpose of this research is to explore the possible advantages of mixing digital tools and pedagogical techniques in order to keep students engaged and help them to approach the study of mathematics effectively, improving both their satisfaction level and their results. In particular, this paper describes a learning activity called Advent Calendar. Proposed within a calculus course, it seeks to involve students in their learning process throughout a non conventional, gradual experience which recalls the logic of the special calendar used to count the days until Christmas. Every day, students carry out a Christmas-themed mathematical exercise. Santa Claus, the elves and the rein- deer are facing problems that can be solved by exploiting suitable mathematics tools introduced during the course. This storytelling process gives concrete form and a familiar connotation to abstract mathematical concepts, involving emotions and imagination at the same time: “a story tends to have more depth than a simple example”.
Gumm, Dorina; Hobuß, Steffi
Hybride Lehre – eine Taxonomie zur Verständigung Artikel
In: Impact Free: Journal für freie Bildungswissenschaftler, Bd. 38, S. 1–11, 2021.
Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Blended Learning, hybride Lehre, O, taxonomy
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title = {Hybride Lehre – eine Taxonomie zur Verständigung},
author = {Dorina Gumm and Steffi Hobuß},
url = {https://gabi-reinmann.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Impact_Free_38.pdf},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-08-01},
journal = {Impact Free: Journal für freie Bildungswissenschaftler},
volume = {38},
pages = {1–11},
address = {Hamburg},
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Watters, Audrey
Teaching Machines: The History of Personalized Learning Buch
MIT Press, 2021, ISBN: 9780262045698.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: O, Teaching Machines
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We still hear claims like this today: ed-tech is poised to bring science and efficiency to schools. Teaching machines will individualize instruction, allowing students to move at their own pace through their lessons and freeing teachers from drudgery so she may focus, as Pressey argued, on more important work “developing in her pupils fine enthusiasms, clear thinking, and high ideals.”
Teaching Machines, the latest book by "ed-tech's Cassandra" Audrey Watters, chronicles the history of this century-old belief that the automation of education is necessary (and is surely coming any day now).},
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“There must be an industrial revolution in education,” psychologist Sidney Pressey wrote in 1933, “in which educational science and the ingenuity of educational technology combine to modernize the grossly inefficient and clumsy procedures of conventional education.”
We still hear claims like this today: ed-tech is poised to bring science and efficiency to schools. Teaching machines will individualize instruction, allowing students to move at their own pace through their lessons and freeing teachers from drudgery so she may focus, as Pressey argued, on more important work “developing in her pupils fine enthusiasms, clear thinking, and high ideals.”
Teaching Machines, the latest book by "ed-tech's Cassandra" Audrey Watters, chronicles the history of this century-old belief that the automation of education is necessary (and is surely coming any day now).
We still hear claims like this today: ed-tech is poised to bring science and efficiency to schools. Teaching machines will individualize instruction, allowing students to move at their own pace through their lessons and freeing teachers from drudgery so she may focus, as Pressey argued, on more important work “developing in her pupils fine enthusiasms, clear thinking, and high ideals.”
Teaching Machines, the latest book by "ed-tech's Cassandra" Audrey Watters, chronicles the history of this century-old belief that the automation of education is necessary (and is surely coming any day now).
Killam, Laura A.; Luctkar-Flude, Marian
In: Clinical Simulation in Nursing, Bd. 57, S. 59–65, 2021.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: co-creation, computer-based simulation, gamification, H5P, nursing student, O, web-based simulation
@article{Killam2021,
title = {Virtual Simulations to Replace Clinical Hours in a Family Assessment Course: Development Using H5P, Gamification, and Student Co-Creation},
author = {Laura A. Killam and Marian Luctkar-Flude},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2021.02.008
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KijC4y1hDBo},
doi = {10.1016/j.ecns.2021.02.008},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-04-08},
urldate = {2021-04-08},
journal = {Clinical Simulation in Nursing},
volume = {57},
pages = {59–65},
abstract = {Quality clinical placements have become increasingly challenging to locate, supervise, and learn from. The purpose of this article is twofold: (1) to describe the process used to develop virtual simulations for a family assessment course using H5P technology; and (2) to describe how gamification was used to leverage student creativity as scenario creators and actors. Anecdotally, the use of H5P technology and students as simulation co-creators has improved the learning experience in a first-year family assessment course.},
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Quality clinical placements have become increasingly challenging to locate, supervise, and learn from. The purpose of this article is twofold: (1) to describe the process used to develop virtual simulations for a family assessment course using H5P technology; and (2) to describe how gamification was used to leverage student creativity as scenario creators and actors. Anecdotally, the use of H5P technology and students as simulation co-creators has improved the learning experience in a first-year family assessment course.
Krammer, Georg; Svenik, Erich
Open Science als Beitrag zur Qualität in der Bildungsforschung Artikel
In: Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung, Bd. 10, S. 263–278, 2021, ISSN: 2190-6904.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Empirische Bildungsforschung, epirical educational science, O, open science, questionable research practices, replication crisis, Replikationskrise, transparency, Transparenz
@article{Svenik2021,
title = {Open Science als Beitrag zur Qualität in der Bildungsforschung},
author = {Georg Krammer and Erich Svenik},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s35834-020-00286-z},
doi = {10.1007/s35834-020-00286-z},
issn = {2190-6904},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-01-08},
urldate = {2021-01-08},
journal = {Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung},
volume = {10},
pages = {263–278},
abstract = {Ausgangspunkt dieses Beitrags sind Diskussionen um die Belastbarkeit empirischer Befunde in benachbarten Disziplinen, namentlich der Sozialpsychologie, die in der sog. „Replication Crisis“ gipfelten. Von derartigen Diskussionen um Replikationen und „Questionable Research Practices“ ist die Bildungsforschung bisher noch nicht in dem Maße betroffen, aber die Problemlagen sind in Teilbereichen ähnlich. Es mag daher nur eine Frage der Zeit sein, bevor diese Kontroversen auch in der Bildungsforschung aufkommen. Vor diesem Hintergrund argumentieren wir, wie Open Science einen Beitrag leisten kann, um die Belastbarkeit von Befunden der Bildungsforschung zu erhöhen. Im Besonderen greifen wir drei Open Science Praktiken auf: Präregistrierung, Open Materials und Open Data. Wir stellen diese vor und beleuchten, wie sie in der Bildungsforschung implementiert werden können. Wir thematisieren dabei die spezifischen Verhältnisse der Bildungsforschung im Vergleich zu Nachbardisziplinen, und gehen auf Limitationen und Besonderheiten der Bildungsforschung ein. Wir schließen mit einem Plädoyer für Transparenz.},
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Ausgangspunkt dieses Beitrags sind Diskussionen um die Belastbarkeit empirischer Befunde in benachbarten Disziplinen, namentlich der Sozialpsychologie, die in der sog. „Replication Crisis“ gipfelten. Von derartigen Diskussionen um Replikationen und „Questionable Research Practices“ ist die Bildungsforschung bisher noch nicht in dem Maße betroffen, aber die Problemlagen sind in Teilbereichen ähnlich. Es mag daher nur eine Frage der Zeit sein, bevor diese Kontroversen auch in der Bildungsforschung aufkommen. Vor diesem Hintergrund argumentieren wir, wie Open Science einen Beitrag leisten kann, um die Belastbarkeit von Befunden der Bildungsforschung zu erhöhen. Im Besonderen greifen wir drei Open Science Praktiken auf: Präregistrierung, Open Materials und Open Data. Wir stellen diese vor und beleuchten, wie sie in der Bildungsforschung implementiert werden können. Wir thematisieren dabei die spezifischen Verhältnisse der Bildungsforschung im Vergleich zu Nachbardisziplinen, und gehen auf Limitationen und Besonderheiten der Bildungsforschung ein. Wir schließen mit einem Plädoyer für Transparenz.
Newton, Philip M.; Salvi, Atharva
In: Frontiers in Education, Bd. 5, S. 270, 2020.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: differentiation, evidence-based education, Honey and Mumford, Kolb, neuromyth, O, pragmatism, VARK
@article{Newton2020,
title = {How Common Is Belief in the Learning Styles Neuromyth, and Does It Matter? A Pragmatic Systematic Review},
author = {Philip M. Newton and Atharva Salvi},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2020.602451},
doi = {10.3389/feduc.2020.602451},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-12-14},
journal = {Frontiers in Education},
volume = {5},
pages = {270},
abstract = {A commonly cited use of Learning Styles theory is to use information from self-report questionnaires to assign learners into one or more of a handful of supposed styles (e.g., Visual, Auditory, Converger) and then design teaching materials that match the supposed styles of individual students. A number of reviews, going back to 2004, have concluded that there is currently no empirical evidence that this “matching instruction” improves learning, and it could potentially cause harm. Despite this lack of evidence, survey research and media coverage suggest that belief in this use of Learning Styles theory is high amongst educators. However, it is not clear whether this is a global pattern, or whether belief in Learning Styles is declining as a result of the publicity surrounding the lack of evidence to support it. It is also not clear whether this belief translates into action. Here we undertake a systematic review of research into belief in, and use of, Learning Styles amongst educators. We identified 37 studies representing 15,405 educators from 18 countries around the world, spanning 2009 to early 2020. Self-reported belief in matching instruction to Learning Styles was high, with a weighted percentage of 89.1{37d1f293241a1edd19b097ce37fa29bd44d887a41b5283a0fc9485076e078306}, ranging from 58 to 97.6{37d1f293241a1edd19b097ce37fa29bd44d887a41b5283a0fc9485076e078306}. There was no evidence that this belief has declined in recent years, for example 95.4{37d1f293241a1edd19b097ce37fa29bd44d887a41b5283a0fc9485076e078306} of trainee (pre-service) teachers agreed that matching instruction to Learning Styles is effective. Self-reported use, or planned use, of matching instruction to Learning Styles was similarly high. There was evidence of effectiveness for educational interventions aimed at helping educators understand the lack of evidence for matching in learning styles, with self-reported belief dropping by an average of 37{37d1f293241a1edd19b097ce37fa29bd44d887a41b5283a0fc9485076e078306} following such interventions. From a pragmatic perspective, the concerning implications of these results are moderated by a number of methodological aspects of the reported studies. Most used convenience sampling with small samples and did not report critical measures of study quality. It was unclear whether participants fully understood that they were specifically being asked about the matching of instruction to Learning Styles, or whether the questions asked could be interpreted as referring to a broader interpretation of the theory. These findings suggest that the concern expressed about belief in Learning Styles may not be fully supported by current evidence, and highlight the need to undertake further research on the objective use of matching instruction to specific Learning Styles.},
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A commonly cited use of Learning Styles theory is to use information from self-report questionnaires to assign learners into one or more of a handful of supposed styles (e.g., Visual, Auditory, Converger) and then design teaching materials that match the supposed styles of individual students. A number of reviews, going back to 2004, have concluded that there is currently no empirical evidence that this “matching instruction” improves learning, and it could potentially cause harm. Despite this lack of evidence, survey research and media coverage suggest that belief in this use of Learning Styles theory is high amongst educators. However, it is not clear whether this is a global pattern, or whether belief in Learning Styles is declining as a result of the publicity surrounding the lack of evidence to support it. It is also not clear whether this belief translates into action. Here we undertake a systematic review of research into belief in, and use of, Learning Styles amongst educators. We identified 37 studies representing 15,405 educators from 18 countries around the world, spanning 2009 to early 2020. Self-reported belief in matching instruction to Learning Styles was high, with a weighted percentage of 89.1{37d1f293241a1edd19b097ce37fa29bd44d887a41b5283a0fc9485076e078306}, ranging from 58 to 97.6{37d1f293241a1edd19b097ce37fa29bd44d887a41b5283a0fc9485076e078306}. There was no evidence that this belief has declined in recent years, for example 95.4{37d1f293241a1edd19b097ce37fa29bd44d887a41b5283a0fc9485076e078306} of trainee (pre-service) teachers agreed that matching instruction to Learning Styles is effective. Self-reported use, or planned use, of matching instruction to Learning Styles was similarly high. There was evidence of effectiveness for educational interventions aimed at helping educators understand the lack of evidence for matching in learning styles, with self-reported belief dropping by an average of 37{37d1f293241a1edd19b097ce37fa29bd44d887a41b5283a0fc9485076e078306} following such interventions. From a pragmatic perspective, the concerning implications of these results are moderated by a number of methodological aspects of the reported studies. Most used convenience sampling with small samples and did not report critical measures of study quality. It was unclear whether participants fully understood that they were specifically being asked about the matching of instruction to Learning Styles, or whether the questions asked could be interpreted as referring to a broader interpretation of the theory. These findings suggest that the concern expressed about belief in Learning Styles may not be fully supported by current evidence, and highlight the need to undertake further research on the objective use of matching instruction to specific Learning Styles.
Gao, Lingyu; Gimpel, Kevin; Jensson, Arnar
Distractor Analysis and Selection for Multiple-Choice Cloze Questions for Second-Language Learners Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the Fifteenth Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications, S. 102–114, Association for Computational Linguistics, Seattle, WA, USA (Online), 2020.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: distractor, language learning, Multiple-choice, O, quiz
@inproceedings{Gao2020,
title = {Distractor Analysis and Selection for Multiple-Choice Cloze Questions for Second-Language Learners},
author = {Lingyu Gao and Kevin Gimpel and Arnar Jensson},
url = {https://www.aclweb.org/anthology/2020.bea-1.10},
doi = {10.18653/v1/2020.bea-1.10},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-12-01},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the Fifteenth Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications},
pages = {102–114},
publisher = {Association for Computational Linguistics},
address = {Seattle, WA, USA (Online)},
abstract = {We consider the problem of automatically suggesting distractors for multiple-choice cloze questions designed for second-language learners. We describe the creation of a dataset including collecting manual annotations for distractor selection. We assess the relationship between the choices of the annotators and features based on distractors and the correct answers, both with and without the surrounding passage context in the cloze questions. Simple features of the distractor and correct answer correlate with the annotations, though we find substantial benefit to additionally using large-scale pretrained models to measure the fit of the distractor in the context. Based on these analyses, we propose and train models to automatically select distractors, and measure the importance of model components quantitatively.},
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We consider the problem of automatically suggesting distractors for multiple-choice cloze questions designed for second-language learners. We describe the creation of a dataset including collecting manual annotations for distractor selection. We assess the relationship between the choices of the annotators and features based on distractors and the correct answers, both with and without the surrounding passage context in the cloze questions. Simple features of the distractor and correct answer correlate with the annotations, though we find substantial benefit to additionally using large-scale pretrained models to measure the fit of the distractor in the context. Based on these analyses, we propose and train models to automatically select distractors, and measure the importance of model components quantitatively.
Dreifuerst, Kristina T.; Bradley, Cynthia S.; Johnson, Brandon K.
Using Debriefing for Meaningful Learning With Screen-Based Simulation Artikel
In: Nurse Educator: 7/8 2021, Bd. 46, Nr. 4, S. 239–244, 2020.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: debriefing, Debriefing for Meaningful Learning, O, screen-based simulation, virtual simulation
@article{Dreifuerst2020,
title = {Using Debriefing for Meaningful Learning With Screen-Based Simulation},
author = {Kristina T. Dreifuerst and Cynthia S. Bradley and Brandon K. Johnson},
url = {https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000000930},
doi = {10.1097/NNE.0000000000000930},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-10-22},
urldate = {2020-10-22},
journal = {Nurse Educator: 7/8 2021},
volume = {46},
number = {4},
pages = {239–244},
abstract = {Background
COVID-19 has led to increased use of screen-based simulation. However, the importance of including a robust debriefing as a component of these simulations is often neglected.
Problem
Failing to include debriefing with screen-based simulation could negatively impact student learning outcomes.
Approach
Debriefing, including recollection, discussion to reveal understanding, feedback and reflection, is a process of helping learners make sense of learned content and knowledge as it is applied to the patient care experience. Debriefing for Meaningful Learning (DML) is an evidence-based method derived from theory, which can be easily incorporated into screen-based simulation to augment the clinical learning experience.
Conclusion
By guiding learners to consistently engage in DML, clinical decisions and actions taken during virtual simulations can be uncovered, discussed, challenged, corrected, and explored. Including a synchronous, structured debriefing like DML ensures that screen-based simulation results in meaningful learning in addition to performance feedback to foster safe and quality patient care.},
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Background
COVID-19 has led to increased use of screen-based simulation. However, the importance of including a robust debriefing as a component of these simulations is often neglected.
Problem
Failing to include debriefing with screen-based simulation could negatively impact student learning outcomes.
Approach
Debriefing, including recollection, discussion to reveal understanding, feedback and reflection, is a process of helping learners make sense of learned content and knowledge as it is applied to the patient care experience. Debriefing for Meaningful Learning (DML) is an evidence-based method derived from theory, which can be easily incorporated into screen-based simulation to augment the clinical learning experience.
Conclusion
By guiding learners to consistently engage in DML, clinical decisions and actions taken during virtual simulations can be uncovered, discussed, challenged, corrected, and explored. Including a synchronous, structured debriefing like DML ensures that screen-based simulation results in meaningful learning in addition to performance feedback to foster safe and quality patient care.
COVID-19 has led to increased use of screen-based simulation. However, the importance of including a robust debriefing as a component of these simulations is often neglected.
Problem
Failing to include debriefing with screen-based simulation could negatively impact student learning outcomes.
Approach
Debriefing, including recollection, discussion to reveal understanding, feedback and reflection, is a process of helping learners make sense of learned content and knowledge as it is applied to the patient care experience. Debriefing for Meaningful Learning (DML) is an evidence-based method derived from theory, which can be easily incorporated into screen-based simulation to augment the clinical learning experience.
Conclusion
By guiding learners to consistently engage in DML, clinical decisions and actions taken during virtual simulations can be uncovered, discussed, challenged, corrected, and explored. Including a synchronous, structured debriefing like DML ensures that screen-based simulation results in meaningful learning in addition to performance feedback to foster safe and quality patient care.
Crook, Charles; Nixon, Elizabeth
How internet essay mill websites portray the student experience of higher education Artikel
In: The Internet and Higher Education, Bd. 48, S. 100775, 2020, ISSN: 1096-7516.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: empathy, essay mills, O, promotional communication, rhetoric, student experience
@article{Crook2020,
title = {How internet essay mill websites portray the student experience of higher education},
author = {Charles Crook and Elizabeth Nixon},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2020.100775
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abstract = {Higher education is under mounting pressure to confront student practices of assignment outsourcing to internet services. The scale and buoyancy of this ‘essay mill’ industry has now been well documented, including its various marketing techniques for urging students to purchase bespoke academic work. However, the inherently suspect nature of such services demands that they adopt a particularly shrewd and empathic rhetoric to win custom from website visitors. In this paper, we investigate how such rhetoric currently constructs a critical version of the student's higher education experience. We present a thematic analysis of promotional text and images as found on a large sample of essay mill sites. Findings reveal how these sites promulgate a hostile and negative attitude towards higher educational practice. Yet these findings may also indicate where the higher education sector needs to reflect on its practice, not least in order to resist the toxic messages of essay mills.},
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Higher education is under mounting pressure to confront student practices of assignment outsourcing to internet services. The scale and buoyancy of this ‘essay mill’ industry has now been well documented, including its various marketing techniques for urging students to purchase bespoke academic work. However, the inherently suspect nature of such services demands that they adopt a particularly shrewd and empathic rhetoric to win custom from website visitors. In this paper, we investigate how such rhetoric currently constructs a critical version of the student's higher education experience. We present a thematic analysis of promotional text and images as found on a large sample of essay mill sites. Findings reveal how these sites promulgate a hostile and negative attitude towards higher educational practice. Yet these findings may also indicate where the higher education sector needs to reflect on its practice, not least in order to resist the toxic messages of essay mills.
van der Meij, Hans; Bӧckmann, Linn
Effects of embedded questions in recorded lectures Artikel
In: Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2020, ISSN: 1867-1233.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: embedded questions, O, quizzing, self-efficacy, Usability, video-recorded lectures
@article{vanderMeij2020,
title = {Effects of embedded questions in recorded lectures},
author = {Hans van der Meij and Linn Bӧckmann },
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s12528-020-09263-x},
doi = {10.1007/s12528-020-09263-x},
issn = {1867-1233},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-09-07},
journal = {Journal of Computing in Higher Education},
abstract = {Online video-recorded lectures have become an increasingly more important means for student learning (e.g., in flipped classrooms). However, getting students to process these lectures sufficiently to come to class well-prepared is a challenge for educators. This paper investigates the effectiveness of open-ended embedded questions for accomplishing that. An experiment compared a video-recorded lecture presented online with and without such questions. No feedback was given on responses to the questions. University students (N = 40) viewed the lecture, responded to a questionnaire on self-efficacy and usability, and completed a knowledge test. User logs revealed that the students engaged significantly more with the embedded questions lecture. Engagement was not related to knowledge test results, however. Uniformly high appraisals were given for self-efficacy, usefulness, ease of use and satisfaction. Mean test scores were significantly higher for the embedded questions condition. It is concluded that open-ended embedded questions without feedback can increase the effectiveness of online video-recorded lectures as learning resources.},
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Online video-recorded lectures have become an increasingly more important means for student learning (e.g., in flipped classrooms). However, getting students to process these lectures sufficiently to come to class well-prepared is a challenge for educators. This paper investigates the effectiveness of open-ended embedded questions for accomplishing that. An experiment compared a video-recorded lecture presented online with and without such questions. No feedback was given on responses to the questions. University students (N = 40) viewed the lecture, responded to a questionnaire on self-efficacy and usability, and completed a knowledge test. User logs revealed that the students engaged significantly more with the embedded questions lecture. Engagement was not related to knowledge test results, however. Uniformly high appraisals were given for self-efficacy, usefulness, ease of use and satisfaction. Mean test scores were significantly higher for the embedded questions condition. It is concluded that open-ended embedded questions without feedback can increase the effectiveness of online video-recorded lectures as learning resources.
Paek, Seungoh; Leong, Peter; Johnson, Philip M.; Moore, Carleton
Beyond course work: expanding what’s valued in computer science degree programs Artikel
In: Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, Bd. 13, Nr. 3, S. 741–758, 2020, ISSN: 2050-7003.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Career goals, Computer science education, Curriculum, Diversity, higher education, O, Retention
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title = {Beyond course work: expanding what’s valued in computer science degree programs},
author = {Seungoh Paek and Peter Leong and Philip M. Johnson and Carleton Moore},
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As the field of Computer Science (CS) continues to diversify and expand, the need for undergraduates to explore career possibilities and develop personalized study paths has never been greater. This reality presents a challenge for CS departments. How do the students striving to become competent professionals in an ever-changing field of study? How do they do this efficiently and effectively? This study addresses such questions by introducing RadGrad, an online application combining features of social networks, degree planners and serious games.
Cox, Bradley E.; Edelstein, Jeffrey; Brogdon, Bailey; Roy, Amanda
Navigating Challenges to Facilitate Success for College Students with Autism Artikel
In: The Journal of Higher Education, Bd. 92, Nr. 2, S. 252–278, 2020.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: accommodations, Autism, autism spectrum disorder, college and university students, disability, Diversity, internalized ableism, O, postsecondary education, problem solving
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title = {Navigating Challenges to Facilitate Success for College Students with Autism},
author = {Bradley E. Cox and Jeffrey Edelstein and Bailey Brogdon and Amanda Roy},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2020.1798203},
doi = {10.1080/00221546.2020.1798203},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-08-25},
journal = {The Journal of Higher Education},
volume = {92},
number = {2},
pages = {252–278},
abstract = {Roughly 1 in 59 children in the United States is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a rate that has more than doubled during the last 10 years. As students with autism increasingly pursue higher education, college educators must understand these students’ experiences and actively address issues that affect their college outcomes. This paper draws from interviews with autistic students who have had widely varying experiences and outcomes in higher education. Using an iterative analytic strategy that combined elements of grounded theory, multiple case study, and constant comparative approaches, researchers developed a series of propositions that were subsequently deconstructed and reconstituted as a conceptual model. The resultant conceptual model not only provides a descriptive portrait of how these students experienced interactions with their postsecondary institutions but also outlines specific ways in which tensions between the student and institution manifest as acute problems that students were often able to recognize, sometimes able to reframe, and occasionally able to resolve. The “3R” model can be used to help students and their institutions anticipate, address, and overcome challenges in ways that improve college experiences and outcomes for students on the autism spectrum.},
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Roughly 1 in 59 children in the United States is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a rate that has more than doubled during the last 10 years. As students with autism increasingly pursue higher education, college educators must understand these students’ experiences and actively address issues that affect their college outcomes. This paper draws from interviews with autistic students who have had widely varying experiences and outcomes in higher education. Using an iterative analytic strategy that combined elements of grounded theory, multiple case study, and constant comparative approaches, researchers developed a series of propositions that were subsequently deconstructed and reconstituted as a conceptual model. The resultant conceptual model not only provides a descriptive portrait of how these students experienced interactions with their postsecondary institutions but also outlines specific ways in which tensions between the student and institution manifest as acute problems that students were often able to recognize, sometimes able to reframe, and occasionally able to resolve. The “3R” model can be used to help students and their institutions anticipate, address, and overcome challenges in ways that improve college experiences and outcomes for students on the autism spectrum.
Scheidig, Falk
Digitale Transformation der Hochschullehre und der Diskurs über Präsenz in Lehrveranstaltungen Buchabschnitt
In: Bauer, Reinhard; Hafer, Jörg; Hofhues, Sandra; Schiefner-Rohs, Mandy; Thillosen, Anne; Volk, Benno; Wannemacher, Klaus (Hrsg.): Vom E-Learning zur Digitalisierung: Mythen, Realitäten, Perspektiven, Bd. 76, S. 243–259, Waxmann, Münster, 2020, ISBN: 978-3-8309-9109-0.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Digitalisierung, Hochschullehre, O, Präsenzlehre
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title = {Digitale Transformation der Hochschullehre und der Diskurs über Präsenz in Lehrveranstaltungen},
author = {Falk Scheidig},
editor = {Reinhard Bauer and Jörg Hafer and Sandra Hofhues and Mandy Schiefner-Rohs and Anne Thillosen and Benno Volk and Klaus Wannemacher},
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Der Beitrag führt die beiden aktuellen Diskurse über Präsenz in Lehrveranstaltungen einerseits und über die digitale Transformation von Hochschullehre andererseits zusammen. Ausgehend von einer Auseinandersetzung mit verschiedenen Argumentationslinien im Diskurs über Präsenz in Lehrveranstaltungen wird erstens der Frage nachgegangen, inwiefern in der Präsenzdebatte auf die Digitalisierung rekurriert wird. Zweitens werden Implikationen von Digitalisierungskonzepten für die Präsenz von Studierenden herausgearbeitet. In diesem Rahmen erfährt u. a. die sich aufdrängende Frage nach der Angemessenheit von Präsenzforderungen in Zeiten „digitalisierter“ Lehre eine Beantwortung.
Booher, Loi; Nadelson, Louis S.; Nadelson, Sandra G.
In: The Journal of Educational Research, S. 1–13, 2020.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Evidence-based practice, innovation, O, research informed teaching, teacher practice
@article{Booher2020,
title = {What about research and evidence? Teachers’ perceptions and uses of education research to inform STEM teaching},
author = {Loi Booher and Louis S. Nadelson and Sandra G. Nadelson},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2020.1782811},
doi = {10.1080/00220671.2020.1782811},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-06-27},
journal = {The Journal of Educational Research},
pages = {1–13},
publisher = {Routledge},
abstract = {The use of research evidence to inform practice has become an expectation of those working in many professions. There is a dearth of research on teacher use of scholarship to inform their practice. While there is an abundance of research that can be used to inform teacher practice, there are unknowns about how much teachers seek, access, read, apply and share evidence from research to inform their teaching. We address this gap in the literature by surveying inservice teachers about their perceptions and practices for using education research. In our analysis of the data collected from 452 teachers, we found teachers are interested in research and perceive value in research to inform their work. However, we also found that teachers struggle to identify sources of quality research and how to translate research to inform their teaching. Our findings have implications for school administrators seeking to promote teacher engagement in evidence-based practice and educational researchers hoping to have their research translated into K-12 teacher practice.},
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The use of research evidence to inform practice has become an expectation of those working in many professions. There is a dearth of research on teacher use of scholarship to inform their practice. While there is an abundance of research that can be used to inform teacher practice, there are unknowns about how much teachers seek, access, read, apply and share evidence from research to inform their teaching. We address this gap in the literature by surveying inservice teachers about their perceptions and practices for using education research. In our analysis of the data collected from 452 teachers, we found teachers are interested in research and perceive value in research to inform their work. However, we also found that teachers struggle to identify sources of quality research and how to translate research to inform their teaching. Our findings have implications for school administrators seeking to promote teacher engagement in evidence-based practice and educational researchers hoping to have their research translated into K-12 teacher practice.
lan R. Williams,; Windle, Richard; Wharrad, Heather
How will Education 4.0 influence learning in higher education? Artikel
In: Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, Bd. 17, 2020, ISSN: 1759-667X.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Education 4.0, Fourth Industrial Revolution, higher education, learning objects, O, student voice
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title = {How will Education 4.0 influence learning in higher education?},
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journal = {Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education},
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Kerres, Michael
Against All Odds: Education in Germany Coping with Covid-19 Artikel
In: Postdigital Science and Education, 2020.
Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Covid-19, Culture, Digital Change, Educational Technology, Germany, O, Sociology
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title = {Against All Odds: Education in Germany Coping with Covid-19},
author = {Michael Kerres},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-020-00130-7},
doi = {10.1007/s42438-020-00130-7},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-05-04},
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Carpenter, Shana K.; Witherby, Amber E.; Tauber, Sarah K.
On Students’ (Mis)judgments of Learning and Teaching Effectiveness Artikel
In: Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, Bd. 9, Nr. 2, S. 137–151, 2020, ISSN: 2211-3681.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Education, Illusions of learning, Learning, Metacognition, O, Teaching evaluations
@article{Carpenter2020,
title = {On Students’ (Mis)judgments of Learning and Teaching Effectiveness},
author = {Shana K. Carpenter and Amber E. Witherby and Sarah K. Tauber},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmac.2019.12.009},
doi = {10.1016/j.jarmac.2019.12.009},
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Students’ judgments of their own learning are often misled by intuitive yet false ideas about how people learn. In educational settings, learning experiences that minimize effort and increase the appearance of fluency, engagement, and enthusiasm often inflate students’ estimates of their own learning, but do not always enhance their actual learning. We review the research on these “illusions of learning,” how they can mislead students’ evaluations of the effectiveness of their instructors, and how students’ evaluations of teaching effectiveness can be biased by factors unrelated to teaching. We argue that the heavy reliance on student evaluations of teaching in decisions about faculty hiring and promotion might encourage teaching practices that boost students’ subjective ratings of teaching effectiveness, but do not enhance—and may even undermine—students’ learning and their development of metacognitive skills.
Kestin, Greg; Miller, Kelly; McCarty, Logan S.; Callaghan, Kristina; Deslauriers, Louis
Comparing the effectiveness of online versus live lecture demonstrations Artikel
In: Physical Review Physics Education Research, Bd. 16, Nr. 1, 2020, ISSN: 2469-9896.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: demonstration, effectiveness, lectures, O, video
@article{Kestin2020,
title = {Comparing the effectiveness of online versus live lecture demonstrations},
author = {Greg Kestin and Kelly Miller and Logan S. McCarty and Kristina Callaghan and Louis Deslauriers},
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doi = {10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.16.013101},
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Nearly every introductory physics or chemistry course includes live lecture demonstrations, which can range from simple illustrations of a pendulum to elaborate productions with specialized apparatus and highly trained demonstrators. Students and instructors often consider “demos” to be among the highlights of these classes. Yet, in some situations demos may be cumbersome, inaccessible, or otherwise unavailable, and online video demos could offer a convenient alternative. We compared the effectiveness of live demonstrations with online videos under controlled conditions in the first semester of an introductory physics (mechanics) course. Students were randomly assigned to view either a live or video version of two demos. The same instructor presented both versions of the demo using an identical script, keeping the same time on task across both conditions, but with small differences in presentation appropriate to the medium. Compared with the students who saw the live demos, the students who watched the online videos learned more, and their self-reported enjoyment was just as high. We discuss reasons why videos helped students to learn more, including that they are more likely to make correct observations from the video. These results suggest that videos could provide students with an equally effective learning experience when live demos are unavailable. Indeed, even when live demonstrations are available, it may be beneficial to supplement them with online presentations.
Altmeyer, Kristin; Kapp, Sebastian; Thees, Michael; Malone, Sarah; Kuhn, Jochen; Brünken, Roland
In: British Journal of Educational Technology, 2020.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: AR, augmented reality, O, STEM
@article{Altmeyer2020,
title = {The use of augmented reality to foster conceptual knowledge acquisition in STEM laboratory courses—Theoretical background and empirical results},
author = {Kristin Altmeyer and Sebastian Kapp and Michael Thees and Sarah Malone and Jochen Kuhn and Roland Brünken},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12900},
doi = {10.1111/bjet.12900},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-01-14},
urldate = {2020-04-23},
journal = {British Journal of Educational Technology},
abstract = {Learning with hands‐on experiments can be supported by providing essential information virtually during lab work. Augmented reality (AR) appears especially suitable for presenting information during experimentation, as it can be used to integrate both physical and virtual lab work. Virtual information can be displayed in close spatial proximity to the correspondent components in the experimentation environment, thereby ensuring a basic design principle for multimedia instruction: the spatial contiguity principle. The latter is assumed to reduce learners' extraneous cognitive load and foster generative processing, which supports conceptual knowledge acquisition. For the present study, a tablet‐based AR application has been developed to support learning from hands‐on experiments in physics education. Real‐time measurement data were displayed directly above the components of electric circuits, which were constructed by the learners during lab work. In a two group pretest–posttest design, we compared university students' (N = 50) perceived cognitive load and conceptual knowledge gain for both the AR‐supported and a matching non‐AR learning environment. Whereas participants in both conditions gave comparable ratings for cognitive load, learning gains in conceptual knowledge were only detectable for the AR‐supported lab work.},
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Learning with hands‐on experiments can be supported by providing essential information virtually during lab work. Augmented reality (AR) appears especially suitable for presenting information during experimentation, as it can be used to integrate both physical and virtual lab work. Virtual information can be displayed in close spatial proximity to the correspondent components in the experimentation environment, thereby ensuring a basic design principle for multimedia instruction: the spatial contiguity principle. The latter is assumed to reduce learners' extraneous cognitive load and foster generative processing, which supports conceptual knowledge acquisition. For the present study, a tablet‐based AR application has been developed to support learning from hands‐on experiments in physics education. Real‐time measurement data were displayed directly above the components of electric circuits, which were constructed by the learners during lab work. In a two group pretest–posttest design, we compared university students' (N = 50) perceived cognitive load and conceptual knowledge gain for both the AR‐supported and a matching non‐AR learning environment. Whereas participants in both conditions gave comparable ratings for cognitive load, learning gains in conceptual knowledge were only detectable for the AR‐supported lab work.
Campbell, Laurie O.; Heller, Samantha; Pulse, Lindsay
Student-created video: an active learning approach in online environments Artikel
In: Interactive Learning Environments, 2020, ISSN: 1744-5191.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: active learning, O, self-efficacy, STEM, Student-created video
@article{Campbell2020,
title = {Student-created video: an active learning approach in online environments},
author = {Laurie O. Campbell and Samantha Heller and Lindsay Pulse},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2020.1711777},
doi = {10.1080/10494820.2020.1711777},
issn = {1744-5191},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-01-08},
urldate = {2020-05-28},
journal = {Interactive Learning Environments},
abstract = {The purpose of this study was to investigate student-created video as an active learning approach in an online environment to inform instructional practices of student-created video in STEM. Data analyzed in this study included pre-service teachers N = 107, 1-minute videos and pre- and post surveys. The findings of this qualitative study indicated that student-created video was an active learning activity that contributed to an increase in students’ perceived STEM content knowledge, improved perceptions of self-efficacy, and evidence of student engagement inclusive of behavioral, affective, and cognitive domains. Themes derived from the participants’ perceptions included: perceived self-efficacy, novelty or usefulness of creating short video, time to design and create video, and content and technical knowledge. Student-created video as an active approach to learning can be included in STEM education to increase STEM knowledge and foster integrative twenty-first Century skills. Practical implications for educators when designing student-created video assignments include (a) following a video development model; (b) providing extra time for content acquisition and revisions; and (c) incorporating peer evaluations.},
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The purpose of this study was to investigate student-created video as an active learning approach in an online environment to inform instructional practices of student-created video in STEM. Data analyzed in this study included pre-service teachers N = 107, 1-minute videos and pre- and post surveys. The findings of this qualitative study indicated that student-created video was an active learning activity that contributed to an increase in students’ perceived STEM content knowledge, improved perceptions of self-efficacy, and evidence of student engagement inclusive of behavioral, affective, and cognitive domains. Themes derived from the participants’ perceptions included: perceived self-efficacy, novelty or usefulness of creating short video, time to design and create video, and content and technical knowledge. Student-created video as an active approach to learning can be included in STEM education to increase STEM knowledge and foster integrative twenty-first Century skills. Practical implications for educators when designing student-created video assignments include (a) following a video development model; (b) providing extra time for content acquisition and revisions; and (c) incorporating peer evaluations.
Selwyn, Neil
What’s the Problem with Learning Analytics? Artikel
In: Journal of Learning Analytics, Bd. 6, Nr. 3, S. 11–19, 2019.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: critical discussion, data economy, Education, learning analytics, O, social context
@article{Selwyn2019,
title = {What’s the Problem with Learning Analytics?},
author = {Neil Selwyn},
url = {https://doi.org/10.18608/jla.2019.63.3},
doi = {10.18608/jla.2019.63.3},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-12-13},
journal = {Journal of Learning Analytics},
volume = {6},
number = {3},
pages = {11–19},
abstract = {This article summarizes some emerging concerns as learning analytics become implemented throughout education. The article takes a sociotechnical perspective — positioning learning analytics as shaped by a range of social, cultural, political, and economic factors. In this manner, various concerns are outlined regarding the propensity of learning analytics to entrench and deepen the status quo, disempower and disenfranchise vulnerable groups, and further subjugate public education to the profit-led machinations of the burgeoning “data economy.” In light of these charges, the article briefly considers some possible areas of change. These include the design of analytics applications that are more open and accessible, that offer genuine control and oversight to users, and that better reflect students’ lived reality. The article also considers ways of rethinking the political economy of the learning analytics industry. Above all, learning analytics researchers need to begin talking more openly about the values and politics of data-driven analytics technologies as they are implemented along mass lines throughout school and university contexts.},
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This article summarizes some emerging concerns as learning analytics become implemented throughout education. The article takes a sociotechnical perspective — positioning learning analytics as shaped by a range of social, cultural, political, and economic factors. In this manner, various concerns are outlined regarding the propensity of learning analytics to entrench and deepen the status quo, disempower and disenfranchise vulnerable groups, and further subjugate public education to the profit-led machinations of the burgeoning “data economy.” In light of these charges, the article briefly considers some possible areas of change. These include the design of analytics applications that are more open and accessible, that offer genuine control and oversight to users, and that better reflect students’ lived reality. The article also considers ways of rethinking the political economy of the learning analytics industry. Above all, learning analytics researchers need to begin talking more openly about the values and politics of data-driven analytics technologies as they are implemented along mass lines throughout school and university contexts.
Eskreis-Winkler, Lauren; Fishbach, Ayelet
Not Learning From Failure—the Greatest Failure of All Artikel
In: Psychological science, Bd. 30, Nr. 12, S. 1733–1744, 2019, ISSN: 1467-9280.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: ego threat, failure, feedback, Learning, motivation, O, open data, open materials, preregistered
@article{Eskreis-Winkler2019,
title = {Not Learning From Failure—the Greatest Failure of All},
author = {Lauren Eskreis-Winkler and Ayelet Fishbach},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797619881133},
doi = {10.1177/0956797619881133},
issn = {1467-9280},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-11-08},
urldate = {2019-12-18},
journal = {Psychological science},
volume = {30},
number = {12},
pages = {1733–1744},
abstract = {Our society celebrates failure as a teachable moment. Yet in five studies (total N = 1,674), failure did the opposite: It undermined learning. Across studies, participants answered binary-choice questions, following which they were told they answered correctly (success feedback) or incorrectly (failure feedback). Both types of feedback conveyed the correct answer, because there were only two answer choices. However, on a follow-up test, participants learned less from failure feedback than from success feedback. This effect was replicated across professional, linguistic, and social domains—even when learning from failure was less cognitively taxing than learning from success and even when learning was incentivized. Participants who received failure feedback also remembered fewer of their answer choices. Why does failure undermine learning? Failure is ego threatening, which causes people to tune out. Participants learned less from personal failure than from personal success, yet they learned just as much from other people’s failure as from others’ success. Thus, when ego concerns are muted, people tune in and learn from failure.},
keywords = {ego threat, failure, feedback, Learning, motivation, O, open data, open materials, preregistered},
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Our society celebrates failure as a teachable moment. Yet in five studies (total N = 1,674), failure did the opposite: It undermined learning. Across studies, participants answered binary-choice questions, following which they were told they answered correctly (success feedback) or incorrectly (failure feedback). Both types of feedback conveyed the correct answer, because there were only two answer choices. However, on a follow-up test, participants learned less from failure feedback than from success feedback. This effect was replicated across professional, linguistic, and social domains—even when learning from failure was less cognitively taxing than learning from success and even when learning was incentivized. Participants who received failure feedback also remembered fewer of their answer choices. Why does failure undermine learning? Failure is ego threatening, which causes people to tune out. Participants learned less from personal failure than from personal success, yet they learned just as much from other people’s failure as from others’ success. Thus, when ego concerns are muted, people tune in and learn from failure.
Cummings, Bryan E.; Waring, Michael S.
In: Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, Bd. 30, S. 253–261, 2019.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: empirical models, exposure modeling, O, plants, volatile organic compounds
@article{Cummings2019,
title = {Potted plants do not improve indoor air quality: a review and analysis of reported VOC removal efficiencies},
author = {Bryan E. Cummings and Michael S. Waring},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-019-0175-9},
doi = {10.1038/s41370-019-0175-9},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-11-06},
journal = {Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology},
volume = {30},
pages = {253–261},
abstract = {Potted plants have demonstrated abilities to remove airborne volatile organic compounds (VOC) in small, sealed chambers over timescales of many hours or days. Claims have subsequently been made suggesting that potted plants may reduce indoor VOC concentrations. These potted plant chamber studies reported outcomes using various metrics, often not directly applicable to contextualizing plants’ impacts on indoor VOC loads. To assess potential impacts, 12 published studies of chamber experiments were reviewed, and 196 experimental results were translated into clean air delivery rates (CADR, m3/h), which is an air cleaner metric that can be normalized by volume to parameterize first-order loss indoors. The distribution of single-plant CADR spanned orders of magnitude, with a median of 0.023 m3/h, necessitating the placement of 10–1000 plants/m2 of a building’s floor space for the combined VOC-removing ability by potted plants to achieve the same removal rate that outdoor-to-indoor air exchange already provides in typical buildings (~1 h−1). Future experiments should shift the focus from potted plants’ (in)abilities to passively clean indoor air, and instead investigate VOC uptake mechanisms, alternative biofiltration technologies, biophilic productivity and well-being benefits, or negative impacts of other plant-sourced emissions, which must be assessed by rigorous field work accounting for important indoor processes.},
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pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
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Potted plants have demonstrated abilities to remove airborne volatile organic compounds (VOC) in small, sealed chambers over timescales of many hours or days. Claims have subsequently been made suggesting that potted plants may reduce indoor VOC concentrations. These potted plant chamber studies reported outcomes using various metrics, often not directly applicable to contextualizing plants’ impacts on indoor VOC loads. To assess potential impacts, 12 published studies of chamber experiments were reviewed, and 196 experimental results were translated into clean air delivery rates (CADR, m3/h), which is an air cleaner metric that can be normalized by volume to parameterize first-order loss indoors. The distribution of single-plant CADR spanned orders of magnitude, with a median of 0.023 m3/h, necessitating the placement of 10–1000 plants/m2 of a building’s floor space for the combined VOC-removing ability by potted plants to achieve the same removal rate that outdoor-to-indoor air exchange already provides in typical buildings (~1 h−1). Future experiments should shift the focus from potted plants’ (in)abilities to passively clean indoor air, and instead investigate VOC uptake mechanisms, alternative biofiltration technologies, biophilic productivity and well-being benefits, or negative impacts of other plant-sourced emissions, which must be assessed by rigorous field work accounting for important indoor processes.
Låg, Torstein; Sæle, Rannveig Grøm
In: AERA Open, Bd. 5, Nr. 3, 2019, ISBN: 9781544389769.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: achievement, active learning, classroom research, flipped classroom, learning environments, meta-analysis, O, publication bias, systematic review
@article{Låg2019,
title = {Does the Flipped Classroom Improve Student Learning and Satisfaction? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis},
author = {Torstein Låg and Rannveig Grøm Sæle},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858419870489},
doi = {10.1177/2332858419870489},
isbn = {9781544389769},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-08-20},
journal = {AERA Open},
volume = {5},
number = {3},
abstract = {We searched and meta-analyzed studies comparing flipped classroom teaching with traditional, lecture-based teaching to evaluate the evidence for the flipped classroom’s influence on continuous-learning measures, pass/fail rates, and student evaluations of teaching. Eight electronic reference databases were searched to retrieve relevant studies. Our results indicate a small effect in favor of the flipped classroom on learning (Hedges’ g = 0.35, 95{37d1f293241a1edd19b097ce37fa29bd44d887a41b5283a0fc9485076e078306} confidence interval [CI] [0.31, 0.40], k = 272). However, analyses restricted to studies with sufficient power resulted in an estimate of 0.24 (95{37d1f293241a1edd19b097ce37fa29bd44d887a41b5283a0fc9485076e078306} CI [0.18, 0.31], k = 90). Effects on pass rates (odds ratio = 1.55, 95{37d1f293241a1edd19b097ce37fa29bd44d887a41b5283a0fc9485076e078306} CI [1.34, 1.78], k = 45) and student satisfaction (Hedges’ g = 0.16, 95{37d1f293241a1edd19b097ce37fa29bd44d887a41b5283a0fc9485076e078306} CI [0.06, 0.26], k = 69) were small and also likely influenced by publication bias. There is some support for the notion that the positive impact on learning may increase slightly if testing student preparation is part of the implementation.},
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We searched and meta-analyzed studies comparing flipped classroom teaching with traditional, lecture-based teaching to evaluate the evidence for the flipped classroom’s influence on continuous-learning measures, pass/fail rates, and student evaluations of teaching. Eight electronic reference databases were searched to retrieve relevant studies. Our results indicate a small effect in favor of the flipped classroom on learning (Hedges’ g = 0.35, 95{37d1f293241a1edd19b097ce37fa29bd44d887a41b5283a0fc9485076e078306} confidence interval [CI] [0.31, 0.40], k = 272). However, analyses restricted to studies with sufficient power resulted in an estimate of 0.24 (95{37d1f293241a1edd19b097ce37fa29bd44d887a41b5283a0fc9485076e078306} CI [0.18, 0.31], k = 90). Effects on pass rates (odds ratio = 1.55, 95{37d1f293241a1edd19b097ce37fa29bd44d887a41b5283a0fc9485076e078306} CI [1.34, 1.78], k = 45) and student satisfaction (Hedges’ g = 0.16, 95{37d1f293241a1edd19b097ce37fa29bd44d887a41b5283a0fc9485076e078306} CI [0.06, 0.26], k = 69) were small and also likely influenced by publication bias. There is some support for the notion that the positive impact on learning may increase slightly if testing student preparation is part of the implementation.
Hilton, John
In: Educational Technology Research and Development, 2019, ISSN: 1556-6501.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: A, Computers in education, Financing education, O, OER, open educational resources
@article{Hilton2019,
title = {Open educational resources, student efficacy, and user perceptions: a synthesis of research published between 2015 and 2018},
author = {John Hilton},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-019-09700-4},
doi = {10.1007/s11423-019-09700-4},
issn = {1556-6501},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-08-06},
journal = {Educational Technology Research and Development},
abstract = {Although textbooks are a traditional component in many higher education contexts, their increasing price have led many students to forgo purchasing them and some faculty to seek substitutes. One such alternative is open educational resources (OER). This present study synthesizes results from sixteen efficacy and twenty perceptions studies involving 121,168 students or faculty that examine either (1) OER and student efficacy in higher education settings or (2) the perceptions of college students and/or instructors who have used OER. Results across these studies suggest students achieve the same or better learning outcomes when using OER while saving significant amounts of money. The results also indicate that the majority of faculty and students who have used OER had a positive experience and would do so again.},
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Although textbooks are a traditional component in many higher education contexts, their increasing price have led many students to forgo purchasing them and some faculty to seek substitutes. One such alternative is open educational resources (OER). This present study synthesizes results from sixteen efficacy and twenty perceptions studies involving 121,168 students or faculty that examine either (1) OER and student efficacy in higher education settings or (2) the perceptions of college students and/or instructors who have used OER. Results across these studies suggest students achieve the same or better learning outcomes when using OER while saving significant amounts of money. The results also indicate that the majority of faculty and students who have used OER had a positive experience and would do so again.
Dacrema, Maurizio Ferrari; Cremonesi, Paolo; Jannach, Dietmar
Are We Really Making Much Progress? A Worrying Analysis of Recent Neural Recommendation Approaches Artikel
In: Proceedings of the 13th ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (RecSys 2019), 2019.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: evolutionary computing, information retrieval, machine learning, neural computing, O
@article{Dacrema2019,
title = {Are We Really Making Much Progress? A Worrying Analysis of Recent Neural Recommendation Approaches},
author = {Maurizio Ferrari Dacrema and Paolo Cremonesi and Dietmar Jannach},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.06902
https://dblp.org/rec/bib/journals/corr/abs-1907-06902},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-23},
urldate = {2019-08-08},
journal = {Proceedings of the 13th ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (RecSys 2019)},
abstract = {Deep learning techniques have become the method of choice for researchers working on algorithmic aspects of recommender systems. With the strongly increased interest in machine learning in general, it has, as a result, become difficult to keep track of what represents the state-of-the-art at the moment, e.g., for top-n recommendation tasks. At the same time, several recent publications point out problems in today's research practice in applied machine learning, e.g., in terms of the reproducibility of the results or the choice of the baselines when proposing new models. In this work, we report the results of a systematic analysis of algorithmic proposals for top-n recommendation tasks. Specifically, we considered 18 algorithms that were presented at top-level research conferences in the last years. Only 7 of them could be reproduced with reasonable effort. For these methods, it however turned out that 6 of them can often be outperformed with comparably simple heuristic methods, e.g., based on nearest-neighbor or graph-based techniques. The remaining one clearly outperformed the baselines but did not consistently outperform a well-tuned non-neural linear ranking method. Overall, our work sheds light on a number of potential problems in today's machine learning scholarship and calls for improved scientific practices in this area. },
keywords = {evolutionary computing, information retrieval, machine learning, neural computing, O},
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Deep learning techniques have become the method of choice for researchers working on algorithmic aspects of recommender systems. With the strongly increased interest in machine learning in general, it has, as a result, become difficult to keep track of what represents the state-of-the-art at the moment, e.g., for top-n recommendation tasks. At the same time, several recent publications point out problems in today's research practice in applied machine learning, e.g., in terms of the reproducibility of the results or the choice of the baselines when proposing new models. In this work, we report the results of a systematic analysis of algorithmic proposals for top-n recommendation tasks. Specifically, we considered 18 algorithms that were presented at top-level research conferences in the last years. Only 7 of them could be reproduced with reasonable effort. For these methods, it however turned out that 6 of them can often be outperformed with comparably simple heuristic methods, e.g., based on nearest-neighbor or graph-based techniques. The remaining one clearly outperformed the baselines but did not consistently outperform a well-tuned non-neural linear ranking method. Overall, our work sheds light on a number of potential problems in today's machine learning scholarship and calls for improved scientific practices in this area.
Morell, Lesley J.
Iterated assessment and feedback improves student outcomes Artikel
In: Studies in Higher Education, Bd. 46, Nr. 3, S. 485–496, 2019.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Assessment, iterated assessment, Iterative assessment, O, self-assessment, sustainable feedback
@article{Morell2019,
title = {Iterated assessment and feedback improves student outcomes},
author = {Lesley J. Morell},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2019.1643301},
doi = {10.1080/03075079.2019.1643301},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-23},
journal = {Studies in Higher Education},
volume = {46},
number = {3},
pages = {485–496},
abstract = {Feedback is critically important to student learning, but the reduced frequency of assignments combined with isolated or stand-alone tasks reduces the opportunity for students to engage with feedback and use it effectively to enhance their learning. Here, I evaluate student attainment during a module consisting of eight iterated tasks where the task itself is the same but the academic content differs. At the end of the module, students then self-assess their eight submissions and select two for summative assessment. I demonstrate that achievement increases over the course of the module, and that choice is valuable in allowing students to achieve higher summative marks for the course than their formative marks would suggest. Students who performed more weakly at the start of the module saw the greatest benefits from practice and choice, suggesting that these students particularly can benefit from repeated cycles of feedback and increase their marks.},
keywords = {Assessment, iterated assessment, Iterative assessment, O, self-assessment, sustainable feedback},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
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Feedback is critically important to student learning, but the reduced frequency of assignments combined with isolated or stand-alone tasks reduces the opportunity for students to engage with feedback and use it effectively to enhance their learning. Here, I evaluate student attainment during a module consisting of eight iterated tasks where the task itself is the same but the academic content differs. At the end of the module, students then self-assess their eight submissions and select two for summative assessment. I demonstrate that achievement increases over the course of the module, and that choice is valuable in allowing students to achieve higher summative marks for the course than their formative marks would suggest. Students who performed more weakly at the start of the module saw the greatest benefits from practice and choice, suggesting that these students particularly can benefit from repeated cycles of feedback and increase their marks.
Perini, Marco; Cattaneo, Alberto A. P.; Tacconi, Guiseppe
In: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, Bd. 16, Nr. 1, S. 29, 2019, ISSN: 2365-9440.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: crossing boundaries, educational technologies, hypervideo, O, reflective activities, video annotation
@article{Perini2019,
title = {Using Hypervideo to support undergraduate students’ reflection on work practices: a qualitative study},
author = {Marco Perini and Alberto A.P. Cattaneo and Guiseppe Tacconi},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-019-0156-z},
doi = {10.1186/s41239-019-0156-z},
issn = {2365-9440},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-19},
urldate = {2019-08-08},
journal = {International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education},
volume = {16},
number = {1},
pages = {29},
publisher = {Springer International Publishing},
abstract = {According to several exploratory studies, the HyperVideo seems to be particularly useful in highlighting the existing connections between the school-based and the work-based contexts, between authentic work situations and theoretical underpinnings. This tool and its features, in particular, the video annotation, seems to constitute an instrument which facilitates the students' reflection on work-practices. Even though several researchers have already studied the efficacy of HyperVideo, studies concerning the qualitative differences between a reflection process activated with or without its use are still missing. Therefore, the present contribution is focused on the reflective processes activated by two groups of students engaged in a higher education course while they carry out a reflective activity on work practices using the HyperVideo or not. The aim is to investigate wether the HyperVideo can be useful for students to foster the connection between theoretical concepts and work practices. Through multi-step qualitative analysis which combined Thematic Qualitative Text Analysis and Grounded Theory, a sample of reflective reports drafted by a group of students who employed HiperVideo to make a video-interview on a work-practice and to reflect on it (Group A) was compared with a sample of reflective reports drafted by a group who did not use it to complete the same task (Group B).},
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pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
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According to several exploratory studies, the HyperVideo seems to be particularly useful in highlighting the existing connections between the school-based and the work-based contexts, between authentic work situations and theoretical underpinnings. This tool and its features, in particular, the video annotation, seems to constitute an instrument which facilitates the students' reflection on work-practices. Even though several researchers have already studied the efficacy of HyperVideo, studies concerning the qualitative differences between a reflection process activated with or without its use are still missing. Therefore, the present contribution is focused on the reflective processes activated by two groups of students engaged in a higher education course while they carry out a reflective activity on work practices using the HyperVideo or not. The aim is to investigate wether the HyperVideo can be useful for students to foster the connection between theoretical concepts and work practices. Through multi-step qualitative analysis which combined Thematic Qualitative Text Analysis and Grounded Theory, a sample of reflective reports drafted by a group of students who employed HiperVideo to make a video-interview on a work-practice and to reflect on it (Group A) was compared with a sample of reflective reports drafted by a group who did not use it to complete the same task (Group B).
Kim, Byung-Hak; Ganapathi, Varun
LumièreNet: Lecture Video Synthesis from Audio Artikel
In: CoRR, Bd. bs/1907.02253, 2019.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: audio processing, computer vision, lectures, machine learning, O, pattern recognition, speech processing
@article{Kim2019,
title = {LumièreNet: Lecture Video Synthesis from Audio},
author = {Byung-Hak Kim and Varun Ganapathi},
url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1907.02253
https://dblp.org/rec/bib/journals/corr/abs-1907-02253},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-08},
urldate = {2019-08-08},
journal = {CoRR},
volume = {bs/1907.02253},
abstract = {We present LumièreNet, a simple, modular, and completely deep-learning based architecture that synthesizes, high quality, full-pose headshot lecture videos from instructor's new audio narration of any length. Unlike prior works, LumièreNet is entirely composed of trainable neural network modules to learn mapping functions from the audio to video through (intermediate) estimated pose-based compact and abstract latent codes. Our video demos are available at [22] and [23].},
keywords = {audio processing, computer vision, lectures, machine learning, O, pattern recognition, speech processing},
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We present LumièreNet, a simple, modular, and completely deep-learning based architecture that synthesizes, high quality, full-pose headshot lecture videos from instructor's new audio narration of any length. Unlike prior works, LumièreNet is entirely composed of trainable neural network modules to learn mapping functions from the audio to video through (intermediate) estimated pose-based compact and abstract latent codes. Our video demos are available at [22] and [23].