A Spreadsheet-Based Visualized Mindtool for Improving Students' Learning Performance in Identifying Relationships between Numerical Variables

Autor/inn/en	Lai, Chiu-Lin; Hwang, Gwo-Jen
Titel	A Spreadsheet-Based Visualized Mindtool for Improving Students' Learning Performance in Identifying Relationships between Numerical Variables
Quelle	In: Interactive Learning Environments, 23 (2015) 2, S.230-249 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-4820
DOI	10.1080/10494820.2014.997247
Schlagwörter	Spreadsheets; Visual Aids; Visualization; Decision Making Skills; Thinking Skills; Elementary School Curriculum; Geography Instruction; Learning Strategies; Instructional Improvement; Teaching Methods; Academic Achievement; Achievement Gains; Educational Attitudes; Student Behavior; Protocol Analysis; Computer Graphics; Questionnaires; Pretests Posttests; Cognitive Processes; Participant Satisfaction; Low Achievement; High Achievement; Foreign Countries; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spread sheet; Spredsheets; Spreadsheet; Tabellenkalkulation; Anschauungsmaterial; Visualisation; Visualisierung; Denkfähigkeit; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Unterrichtsqualität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schulleistung; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Computergrafik; Fragebogen; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Ausland
Abstract	In this study, a spreadsheet-based visualized Mindtool was developed for improving students' learning performance when finding relationships between numerical variables by engaging them in reasoning and decision-making activities. To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed approach, an experiment was conducted on the "phenomena of climate on earth" unit of an elementary school geography course. The experimental results showed that the spreadsheet-based visualized Mindtool significantly benefited the students in terms of improving their learning achievement and promoting their learning attitudes and satisfaction. Moreover, the cognitive load of the students was significantly decreased, indicating the effectiveness of this approach in helping students comprehend, learn content and organize their knowledge. To further investigate the learning behaviors of high-achievement and low-achievement students in using the spreadsheet-based Mindtool, a learning pattern analysis was conducted by coding the students' behaviors recorded on video. (As Provided).
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