Tracing and pointing does not significantly raise intrinsic motivation, though the point estimate resembles prior meta-analytic estimates¶
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q3 i? Self-reported intrinsic motivation did not differ significantly between conditions (d = 0.35, p = 0.058), so H1 was not supported. → Yining Wang 2025
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Yining Wang 2025¶
Yining Wang, Kexin Han, Paul Ginns. (2025). Tracing and Pointing Support Multimedia Learning: A Cross-Cultural Replication. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10005-7
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Five-item intrinsic motivation scale (omega = 0.91) administered post-lesson; the group difference missed the one-tailed significance threshold ("t(82) = 1.59, p = 0.058").
"The difference in self-reported intrinsic motivation between the tracing and pointing condition (M = 6.65, SD = 2.11) and the non-tracing and pointing condition (M = 5.88, SD = 2.30) was not statistically significant, t(82) = 1.59, p = 0.058, d = 0.35 [95% CI −0.09, ∞]; thus, H1 was not supported."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Motivation — outcome: instruction changes it
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Tracing and pointing does not significantly raise intrinsic motivation, though the point estimate resembles prior meta-analytic estimates |
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Tracing and pointing does not significantly raise intrinsic motivation, though the point estimate resembles prior meta-analytic estimates |
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