Learning about Locomotion Patterns: Effective Use of Multiple Pictures and Motion-Indicating Arrows

Autor/inn/en	Imhof, Birgit; Scheiter, Katharina; Edelmann, Jorg; Gerjets, Peter
Titel	Learning about Locomotion Patterns: Effective Use of Multiple Pictures and Motion-Indicating Arrows
Quelle	In: Computers & Education, 65 (2013), S.45-55 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1315
DOI	10.1016/j.compedu.2013.01.017
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Cues; Motion; Comparative Analysis; Educational Technology; Animation; Computer Simulation; Instructional Effectiveness; Visual Aids + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Stichwort; Bewegungsablauf; Unterrichtsmedien; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Unterrichtserfolg; Anschauungsmaterial
Abstract	This study investigated how enriching visualizations with arrows indicating the motion of objects may help in conveying dynamic information: Multiple static-simultaneous visualizations with motion-indicating arrows were compared with either multiple visualizations without arrows or a single visualization with arrows. Seventy-one students were randomly assigned to the three conditions. Learning outcomes were measured by dynamic and static pictorial test items requiring learners to classify objects according to their locomotion pattern. Even though learners' performance in the static test indicated some use of static cues, they showed better performance once dynamic information was available suggesting that it is applied to accomplish the task. Unexpectedly, the combined condition performed worse than both other conditions in the dynamic test. Accordingly, multiple visualizations without arrows and single visualizations with motion indicators appear to facilitate mental animation differently either by supporting comparisons among multiple pictures or by making dynamic information explicit. However, combining both instructional methods may result in interference thereby hindering learning. (Contains 4 tables and 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10