Beyond Knowledge: The Legacy of Competence: Meaningful Computer-based Learning Environments

✍ Scribed by Joerg Zumbach, Neil Schwartz, Tina Seufert, Liesbeth Kester (auth.), Jörg Zumbach, Neil Schwartz, Tina Seufert, Liesbeth Kester (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 292
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The edited and peer reviewed volume presents selected papers of the conference "Beyond knowlegde: the legacy of competence" organized by EARLI SIG Learning and Instruction with Computers in cooperation with SIG Instructional Design. It reflects the current state-of-the-art work of scholars worldwide within the area of learning and instruction with computers. Mainly, areas of computer-based learning environments supporting competence-focused knowledge acquisition but also foundational scientific work are addressed. More specific, contents cover cognitive processes in hypermedia and multimedia learning, social issues in computer-supported collaborative learning, motivation and emotion in Blended Learning and e-Learning.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Beyond knowledge....Pages 1-4
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cognitive Load Research as a Key to Tackle Challenges of Contemporary Education....Pages 7-9
Interpersonal Knowledge in Virtual Seminars....Pages 11-19
Individual Versus Group Learning as a Function of Task Complexity: An Exploration into the Measurement of Group Cognitive Load....Pages 21-28
Mentored Innovation in Teacher Training Using Two Virtual Collaborative Learning Environments....Pages 29-41
Instructor Scaffolding in Support of Students’ Metacognition Through an Online Course....Pages 43-53
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
Fostering collaborators’ ability to draw inferences from distributed information: a training approach....Pages 57-58
Collaborative Problem Solving with Cases in a Virtual Professional Training....Pages 59-61
Students’ Perceptions of a Competency Assessment Program in an Online Course....Pages 63-64
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Mobile Phones to Enhance Reflection Upon Collaborative Problem-Solving....Pages 67-73
The Use of iPods in Education: The Case of Multi-Tasking....Pages 75-82
Which Design Principles Influence Acceptance and Motivation in Professional E-Learning?....Pages 83-92
Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Professional Education Within a Metacognitive Computer-Based Learning Environment....Pages 93-100
Designing a Well-Formed Activity System for an ICTs-Supported Classroom....Pages 101-109
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
A Comparison of Group and Individualized Motivational Messages Sent by SMS and E-mail to Improve Student Achievement....Pages 113-114
Computer Assisted Learning And its Impact on Educational Programs Within The Past Decade: A Bibliometric Overview of Research....Pages 115-116
Fostering the Translation Between External Representations: Does it Enhance Learning with an Intelligent Tutoring Program?....Pages 117-119
Oversold – Underused Revisited : Factors Influencing Computer Use in Swiss Classrooms....Pages 121-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Analyzing Computer-Based Fraction Tasks on the Basis of a Two-Dimensional View of Mathematics Competences....Pages 125-134
How does it Swim?....Pages 135-142
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Accuracy of Self-Evaluation of Competence: How is it Affected Through Feedback in a Computer-Based Arithmetic Training?....Pages 143-151
Inquiry Web-Based Learning to Enhance Information Problem Solving Competence in Science....Pages 153-162
Virtual vs. Physical Materials in Early Science Instruction: Transitioning to an Autonomous Tutor for Experimental Design....Pages 163-172
A Design-Based Approach to Professional Development: The Need to See Teachers as Learners to Achieve Excellence in Inquiry-Based Science Education....Pages 173-181
The Effect of Intervening Tests on Text Retention....Pages 183-187
Guiding Students’ Attention During Example Study by Showing the Model’s Eye Movements....Pages 189-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
What Makes a Problem Complex?....Pages 199-200
Activation of Learning Strategies When Writing Learning Protocols: The Specificity of Prompts Matters....Pages 201-203
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
One More Expertise Reversal Effect in an Instructional Design to Foster Coherence Formation....Pages 207-215
The Influence of Spatial Text Information on the Multimedia Effect....Pages 217-225
Arguing a Position from Text: The Influence of Graphic Themes on Schema Activation....Pages 227-236
The Role of Attribution, Modality, and Supplantation in Multimedia Learning....Pages 237-245
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
To Embed or Not to Embed, That’s the Question....Pages 249-256
Learner Variables, Tool-Usage Behaviour and Performance in an Open Learning Environment....Pages 257-266
Fostering Hypermedia Learning with Different Argumentation Tools: The Role of Argument Visualisation....Pages 267-274
Supporting Prewriting Activities in Academic Writing by Computer-Based Scaffolds....Pages 275-284
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
Presentation Manager And Web2.0: Understanding Online Presentations....Pages 287-289
Hypertext Didactics and its Incidence in the Quality Of Academic Literacy During the Initial Training of Primary School Teachers....Pages 291-293
Learner-Controlled Use of Interactive Videos in the Context of Classroom Education: Learning strategies and Knowledge Acquisition....Pages 295-298
Back Matter....Pages 299-310

✦ Subjects

Educational Technology; Pedagogic Psychology