CASTLE's cognitive influence hypothesis states that (para-)social processes influence selection, organization, integration, and retrieval of information¶
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q1 i? (Para-)social processes influence how information is selected, organized, integrated, and retrieved during learning with digital materials. → Sascha Schneider 2021
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Sascha Schneider 2021¶
Sascha Schneider, Maik Beege, Steve Nebel, Lenka Schnaubert, Günter Daniel Rey. (2021). The Cognitive-Affective-Social Theory of Learning in digital Environments (CASTLE). Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-021-09626-5
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Theoretical argument derived from the two-level model of parasocial interaction (Hartmann et al. 2004), whose cognitive facet includes attention, evaluation, activation of prior knowledge, and understanding processes. The article derives the hypothesis; no empirical effect size is reported for it directly.
"According to this theory, elicited social and parasocial processes thus influence the cognitive processing of new information leading to the following hypothesis: Cognitive Influence Hypothesis: (Para-)Social processes influence how information is selected, organized, integrated, and retrieved."
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Related Claims¶
- CASTLE's interaction hypothesis states that social processes influence and are influenced by motivational, emotional, and metacognitive processes — related
- CASTLE's activation hypothesis states that social cues activate social schemata and trigger social processes — related
- Strength and speed of social schema activation depend on the number and strength of social cues, schema development, and material modality, dynamics, and interactivity — related
- Items requiring integration have higher relative item difficulty than items requiring selecting or organizing, and delayed perceived task difficulty ratings appear closer to integrating-item difficulty, though that correlation comparison is not significant — related
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CASTLE's cognitive influence hypothesis states that (para-)social processes influence selection, organization, integration, and retrieval of information |
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CASTLE's cognitive influence hypothesis states that (para-)social processes influence selection, organization, integration, and retrieval of information |
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