Students find reflective prompts accompanied by visual elements more actionable and easier to interpret than plain-text prompts¶

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Evidence · 1 study · design r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In card-sorting sessions across three courses at two universities, students judged prompts with visual elements such as bar or pie charts more actionable and easier to interpret than text-only prompts. → Hilliger 2026

Evidence¶

Hilliger 2026¶

Hilliger, I., Pérez-Sanagustín, M., González, C., Villalobos, E. and Celis, S. (2026). A GAI-Based Chatbot for Scaffolding Self-Regulated Learning: Insights from a Design-Based Research Approach. Journal of Learning Analytics, 13(1), 74–88. https://doi.org/10.18608/jla.2026.9143

q2 · i? · design · r3

Qualitative card-sorting activity in three of four first-cycle courses, analyzed thematically from audio transcripts. Students reported that visual indicators "helped them better understand their progress and plan future study actions"; one student said pure text was hard to interpret and not actionable.

"Participants from both U1 and U2 found prompts accompanied by visual elements—such as bar or pie charts—more actionable and easier to interpret than those presented as plain text"

Discussion¶

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