Reliability estimates of cognitive load questionnaires did not differ between educational settings, instructional domains, presentation modes, or number of scale points¶
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q3 i? Moderator analyses found no differences in reliability estimates between educational settings, domains of the instructional materials, presentation modes, or number of scale points. → Felix Krieglstein 2022
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Felix Krieglstein 2022¶
Felix Krieglstein, Maik Beege, Günter Daniel Rey, Paul Ginns, Moritz Krell, Sascha Schneider. (2022). A Systematic Meta-analysis of the Reliability and Validity of Subjective Cognitive Load Questionnaires in Experimental Multimedia Learning Research. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-022-09683-4
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Moderator analyses within the meta-analysis of 67 experiments tested four predefined CLT-related moderators (educational setting, domain, presentation mode, number of response options). The article reports the moderators "did not differ" in their effect on Cronbach's alpha; no effect size is printed for these null moderator effects.
"moderator analyses showed that reliabil ity estimates of the cognitive load questionnaires did not differ between educational settings, domains of the instructional materials, presentation modes, or number of scale points."
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Reliability estimates of cognitive load questionnaires did not differ between educational settings, instructional domains, presentation modes, or number of scale points |
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Reliability estimates of cognitive load questionnaires did not differ between educational settings, instructional domains, presentation modes, or number of scale points |
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