Prior OSL research shows highly inconsistent cognitive and motivational effects of authentic setting features, and few studies measured perceived authenticity¶

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q2 i? Across the eight OSL studies the review tabulates, effects of the authentic location on knowledge acquisition and achievement range from positive to null to negative, and motivational findings are likewise inconsistent. → Valentina Nachtigall 2021

Evidence¶

Valentina Nachtigall 2021¶

Valentina Nachtigall, Nikol Rummel. (2021). Investigating students' perceived authenticity of learning activities in an out-of-school lab for social sciences: a replication study. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-021-09556-3

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Narrative review of eight OSL studies tabulated in Table 1: the review reports "highly inconsistent" cognitive effects, with Scharfenberg et al. (2007) positive, Itzek-Greulich et al. (2015) null, and Itzek-Greulich et al. (2017) negative on achievement; motivational results are also mixed.

"The results with respect to the cognitive effects (i.e., students' knowledge acquisition and achievement) are highly inconsistent. While Scharfenberg et al. (2007) found a positive effect of the OSL setting on students' knowledge acquisition, the findings from Itzek-Greulich et al. (2015) demonstrated no differences between the settings."

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Related Claims¶

• Students' perceived authenticity of the learning activity correlated with their situational interest but not with their knowledge acquisition — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Students' individual interest in social sciences correlated with their situational interest during the OSL visit (catch r = .27; hold r = .26) — related
• The review describes effects of authentically designed settings on motivational outcomes and learners' perceived authenticity alongside cognitive outcomes — related