Mental effort and study time increase with a topic's element interactivity level, making them indicators of element interactivity¶

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Evidence · 1 study (3 entries) · causal r1–r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Experimental-group students spent the most mental effort on the very-high interactivity sessions (3 and 8) and the least on the low interactivity sessions (1 and 4). → Kala 2023 q2 i? The ordering of sessions by study time and by cognitive load was almost exactly the same, and both rankings coincided with the experts' element interactivity classification. → Kala 2023 (2) q2 i? Across eight sessions, high element interactivity topics led students to dedicate more time and mental effort to learning. → Kala 2023 (3)

Evidence¶

Kala 2023¶

Kala, N., & Ayas, A. (2023). Effect of instructional design based on cognitive load theory on students' performances and the indicators of element interactivity. Journal of Turkish Science Education, 20(3), 468-489. https://doi.org/10.36681/tused.2023.027

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Cognitive Load Scale distributions across the eight sessions (Figure 5) for the experimental group: students "spent the most mental effort in Sessions 3 and 8, and the least mental effort in Sessions 1 and 4", matching the experts' classification.

"the students in the experimental group spent the most mental effort in Sessions 3 and 8, and the least mental effort in Sessions 1 and 4."

Kala 2023 (2)¶

Kala, N., & Ayas, A. (2023). Effect of instructional design based on cognitive load theory on students' performances and the indicators of element interactivity. Journal of Turkish Science Education, 20(3), 468-489. https://doi.org/10.36681/tused.2023.027

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Comparing the per-session study-time ranking (Table 2: Sessions 3, 8, 2, 7, 6, 5, 1, 4) with the mental-effort ranking (Figure 5: Sessions 8, 3, 2, 7, 6, 5, 1, 4), the authors found "the order of loading and studying time ... is almost exactly the same."

"the order of loading and studying time of the students in the experimental group according to the sessions is almost exactly the same."

Kala 2023 (3)¶

Kala, N., & Ayas, A. (2023). Effect of instructional design based on cognitive load theory on students' performances and the indicators of element interactivity. Journal of Turkish Science Education, 20(3), 468-489. https://doi.org/10.36681/tused.2023.027

q2 · i? · causal · r1

The authors' summary of the eight-session descriptive analysis, contrasting with prior work using only one or two sessions: "if a topic's element interactivity is high, then the students will dedicate more time and mental effort to learning it." Study time could only be examined in the experimental group.

"this research revealed with a broad perspective (eight sessions) that if a topic's element interactivity is high, then the students will dedicate more time and mental effort to learning it."

Discussion¶

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