Representational pictures enhance test-taker enjoyment, response certainty, and reduce rapid-guessing behaviour¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Nine studies found significant effects of representational pictures on affective-motivational outcomes including satisfaction and reduced rapid-guessing. → Schewior 2024 q2 i? Seven articles reported significant effects of representational pictures on metacognitive outcomes including higher response certainty. → Schewior 2024 (2)

Evidence¶

Schewior 2024¶

Schewior, L., & Lindner, M. A. (2024). Revisiting Picture Functions in Multimedia Testing: A Systematic Narrative Review and Taxonomy Extension. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09883-0

q2 · i? · review · r3

Narrative synthesis of nine studies finding significant affective-motivational effects of representational pictures, including increased item-solving satisfaction and reduced rapid-guessing behaviour as an indicator of test-taking engagement.

"RPs positively affected item-solving satisfaction (Ehrhart & Lindner, 2023; Ehrhart et al., 2024; Lindner, 2020; Lindner et al., 2018, 2022) or significantly reduced the average level of rapid-guessing behaviour"

Schewior 2024 (2)¶

Schewior, L., & Lindner, M. A. (2024). Revisiting Picture Functions in Multimedia Testing: A Systematic Narrative Review and Taxonomy Extension. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09883-0

q2 · i? · review · r3

Seven articles reported significant metacognitive effects of representational pictures, including higher metacognitive expectation of response correctness and lower item-difficulty ratings, though measured variables were heterogeneous across studies.

"seven articles reported significant effects on metacognition"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Achievement Emotions — outcome: instruction changes it
• Interest — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Decorative pictures in test items show no meaningful effect on performance, time on task, or metacognition compared to text-only items — related
• Rapid-guessing behavior can distort test scores and adversely affect measurement — related
• Technology-enhanced assessment items were studied as a potential means of increasing student test engagement and reducing disengagement — related
• Representational pictures tend to increase test performance compared to text-only items — related