Higher task difficulty ratings before and after collaborative tasks predict higher physiological arousal, while task understanding does not¶

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q3 i? GEE models showed higher pre- and post-task difficulty ratings predicted more EDA peaks per minute (p < .05), whereas task understanding ratings did not predict arousal. → Malmberg 2022

Evidence¶

Malmberg 2022¶

Malmberg, J., Haataja, E., & Järvelä, S. (2022). Exploring the connection between task difficulty, task perceptions, physiological arousal and learning outcomes in collaborative learning situations. Metacognition and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-022-09320-z

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GEE models with gamma log link on clustered repeated measures; Table 1 shows pre-task difficulty Wald χ2 = 9.421, p = 0.002 and post-task difficulty p = 0.009, while understanding coefficients were non-significant.

"The results indicate that higher values in students’ perceptions of task difficulty at the beginning and at the end of the collaborative learning task predicted higher physiological arousal (EDA peaks in one minute) (p < .05)."

Discussion¶

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• Physiological arousal is higher in sessions where the task is perceived as less difficult at the end — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)