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Identifying Cross-Domain Distinguishing Features of Cognitive Structure
Dirk Ifenthaler
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 59, No. 6 (December 2011) pp. 817–840
Our research aims to identify domain-specific similarities and differences of externalized cognitive structures. Cognitive structure, also known as knowledge structure or structural knowledge, is conceived as the manner in which an individual...
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A Holistic View on Learning Analytics: Opportunities and Challenges
Dirk Ifenthaler
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology Vol. 2016, No. 1 (2016)
Learning analytics emphasize insights and responses to real-time learning processes based on educational information from digital learning environments, administrative systems, and social platforms. Currently, promising learning analytics...
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Relational, Structural, and Semantic Analysis of Graphical Representations and Concept Maps
Dirk Ifenthaler
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 58, No. 1 (February 2010) pp. 81–97
The demand for good instructional environments presupposes valid and reliable analytical instruments for educational research. This paper introduces the "SMD Technology" (Surface, Matching, Deep Structure), which measures relational, structural, and ...
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Bridging the Gap between Expert-Novice Differences: The Model-Based Feedback Approach
Dirk Ifenthaler
Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 43, No. 2 (2011) pp. 103–117
The study adds to the body of knowledge about different types of feedback. Feedback is considered a fundamental component for supporting and regulating learning processes. Especially in computer-based and self-regulated learning environments, the...
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Toward Automated Computer-Based Visualization and Assessment of Team-Based Performance
Dirk Ifenthaler
Journal of Educational Psychology Vol. 106, No. 3 (August 2014) pp. 651–665
A considerable amount of research has been undertaken to provide insights into the valid assessment of team performance. However, in many settings, manual and therefore labor-intensive assessment instruments for team performance have limitations....
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The Importance of Students' Motivational Dispositions for Designing Learning Analytics
Clara Schumacher; Dirk Ifenthaler
Journal of Computing in Higher Education Vol. 30, No. 3 (2018) pp. 599–619
Depending on their motivational dispositions, students choose different learning strategies and vary in their persistence in reaching learning outcomes. As learning is more and more facilitated through technology, analytics approaches allow learning ...
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Mobile Game-Based Language Assessment
Jan Delcker; Dirk Ifenthaler
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 15, No. 3 (Feb 18, 2020) pp. 195–206
Abstract - The goal of this article is to provide insight into the design, development and evaluation of a game-based language assessment tool for tablets. The overall objective was to create a mobile application for practitioners in kindergarten,...
Language: English
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Guiding the Design of Lessons by Using the MAPLET Framework: Matching Aims, Processes, Learner Expertise and Technologies
Dirk Ifenthaler; Maree Gosper
Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 42, No. 4 (July 2014) pp. 561–578
This paper introduces the MAPLET framework that was developed to map and link teaching aims, learning processes, learner expertise and technologies. An experimental study with 65 participants is reported to test the effectiveness of the framework as ...
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Student Perceptions of Privacy Principles for Learning Analytics
Dirk Ifenthaler; Clara Schumacher
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 64, No. 5 (2016) pp. 923–938
The purpose of this study was to examine student perceptions of privacy principles related to learning analytics. Privacy issues for learning analytics include how personal data are collected and stored as well as how they are analyzed and presented ...
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Students' Acceptance of Tablet PCs in the Classroom
Dirk Ifenthaler; Volker Schweinbenz
Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 48, No. 4 (2016) pp. 306–321
In recent years digital technologies, such as tablet personal computers (TPCs), have become an integral part of a school's infrastructure and are seen as a promising way to facilitate students' learning processes. This study empirically tested a...
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Higher Education Experts’ Views on Learning Analytics Policy Recommendations for Supporting Study Success: A German Case
Dirk Ifenthaler; Jane Yau
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 745–753
Learning analytics show promise to support study success in higher education. Hence, they are increasingly adopted in higher education institutions. This study examines higher education experts’ views on learning analytics utilisation to support...
Topics: Learning technologies for transformational change, Contextualized innovation (accessibility, scalability, usability, & sustainability), Data Analytics
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Development and Validation of a Learning Analytics Framework: Two Case Studies Using Support Vector Machines
Dirk Ifenthaler; Chathuranga Widanapathirana
Technology, Knowledge and Learning Vol. 19, No. 1 (July 2014) pp. 221–240
Interest in collecting and mining large sets of educational data on student background and performance to conduct research on learning and instruction has developed as an area generally referred to as learning analytics. Higher education leaders are ...
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Comparison of Two Analysis Approaches for Measuring Externalized Mental Models
Sabine Al-Diban; Dirk Ifenthaler
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 14, No. 2 (2011) pp. 16–30
Mental models are basic cognitive constructs that are central for understanding phenomena of the world and predicting future events. Our comparison of two analysis approaches, SMD and QFCA, for measuring externalized mental models reveals different...
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A longitudinal perspective on inductive reasoning tasks. Illuminating the probability of change
Dirk Ifenthaler; Norbert M. Seel
Learning and Instruction Vol. 21, No. 4 (August 2011) pp. 538–549
Cognitive scientists have studied internal cognitive structures, processes, and systems for decades in order to understand how they function in human learning. Nevertheless, questions concerning the diagnosis of changes in these cognitive structures ...
Language: English
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Model-based reasoning
Dirk Ifenthaler; Norbert M. Seel
Computers & Education Vol. 64, No. 1 (May 2013) pp. 131–142
In this paper, there will be a particular focus on mental models and their application to inductive reasoning within the realm of instruction. A basic assumption of this study is the observation that the construction of mental models and related...
Language: English
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Reading Guided by Automated Graphical Representations: How Model-Based Text Visualizations Facilitate Learning in Reading Comprehension Tasks
Pablo Pirnay-Dummer; Dirk Ifenthaler
Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 39, No. 6 (November 2011) pp. 901–919
Our study integrates automated natural language-oriented assessment and analysis methodologies into feasible reading comprehension tasks. With the newly developed T-MITOCAR toolset, prose text can be automatically converted into an association net...
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Informing learning design through analytics: Applying network graph analysis
Dirk Ifenthaler; David Gibson; Eva Dobozy
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 34, No. 2 (Apr 27, 2018)
Learning design has traditionally been thought of as an activity occurring prior to the presentation of a learning experience or a description of that activity. With the advent of near real-time data and new opportunities of representing the...
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The Mystery of Cognitive Structure and How We Can Detect It: Tracking the Development of Cognitive Structures over Time
Dirk Ifenthaler; Iskandaria Masduki; Norbert M. Seel
Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 39, No. 1 (January 2011) pp. 41–61
Many research studies have clearly demonstrated the importance of cognitive structures as the building blocks of meaningful learning and retention of instructional materials. Identifying the learners' cognitive structures will help instructors to...
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Validation Study of a Method for Assessing Complex Ill-Structured Problem Solving by Using Causal Representations
Deniz Eseryel; Dirk Ifenthaler; Xun Ge
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 61, No. 3 (June 2013) pp. 443–463
The important but little understood problem that motivated this study was the lack of research on valid assessment methods to determine progress in higher-order learning in situations involving complex and ill-structured problems. Without a valid...
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Factors Influencing Students' Choice of Study Mode: An Australian Case Study
Dirk Ifenthaler; Maree Gosper; Matthew Bailey; Mandy Kretzschmar
International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) 2014 (October 2014)
Despite the expansion of online and blended learning, as well as open education, little research has been undertaken on what motivates students to enrol in particular study modes at university level. This project addresses this gap in higher...
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Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (14th, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, October 18-20, 2017)
Demetrios G. Sampson; J. Michael Spector; Dirk Ifenthaler; Pedro Isaías
These proceedings contain the papers of the 14th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2017), 18-20 October 2017, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the...
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Highly Integrated Model Assessment Technology and Tools
Pablo Pirnay-Dummer; Dirk Ifenthaler; J Michael Spector
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 58, No. 1 (February 2010) pp. 3–18
Effective and efficient measurement of the development of skill and knowledge, especially in domains of human activity that involve complex and challenging problems, is important with regard to workplace and academic performance. However, there has...
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The Changing Importance of Factors Influencing Students' Choice of Study Mode
Matthew Bailey; Dirk Ifenthaler; Maree Gosper; Mandy Kretzschmar; Cheryl Ware
Technology, Knowledge and Learning Vol. 20, No. 2 (July 2015) pp. 169–184
Despite the expansion of online and blended learning, as well as open education, until relatively recently little research has been undertaken on what motivates students to enrol in particular study modes at university level. This project...
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Mobile Learning Analytics in Higher Education: Usability Testing and Evaluation of an APP Prototype
Matthias Kuhnel; Luisa Seiler; Andrea Honal; Dirk Ifenthaler
International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) 2017 (2017)
This study aims to test the usability of MyLA (My Learning Analytics), an application for students at two German universities: The Cooperative State University Mannheim and University of Mannheim. The participating universities focus on the support...
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On-campus, distance or online? Influences on student decision-making about study modes at university
Matthew Bailey; Maree Gosper; Dirk Ifenthaler; Cheryl Ware; Mandy Kretzschma
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 34, No. 5 (Nov 25, 2018)
This article examines the choices students make when deciding the mode of study they will enrol in for university. It expands on previous work in the field by surveying 744 Faculty of Arts students at an Australian university who had the choice of...
Language: English
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Dynamic Modeling as a Cognitive Regulation Scaffold for Developing Complex Problem-Solving Skills in an Educational Massively Multiplayer Online Game Environment
Deniz Eseryel; Xun Ge; Dirk Ifenthaler; Victor Law
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 45, No. 3 (2011) pp. 265–286
Following a design-based research framework, this article reports two empirical studies with an educational MMOG, called "McLarin's Adventures," on facilitating 9th-grade students' complex problem-solving skill acquisition in interdisciplinary STEM...
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Charting New Directions in Educational Research
David Gibson; Gerald Knezek; Dirk Ifenthaler; Joke Voogt; Rhonda Christensen; Kim Schildkamp
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 973–979
This panel will review key ideas that may chart a new direction for educational research. The ideas will be selected from a group of papers written in the last five years that are concerned with the role of data analytics in the modern era of big...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Technology Leadership, Research & Evaluation
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Core Themes in the Second International Handbook of Information Technology in Primary and Secondary Education: A Bird’s Eye View
Joke Voogt; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Jo Tondeur; Dirk Ifenthaler; Birgit Eickelmann
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 493–498
The Second International Handbook of Information Technology for Primary and Secondary Education (Voogt, Knezek, Christensen & Lai, 2018) synthesizes research on information technology in primary and secondary education from an international...
Topics: Education reform with technology
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Research-Based Implications for Policy and Practice: Outcomes from EduSummIT 2017 – The Fifth International Summit on Information Technology in Education – Part 1
Gerald August Knezek; Joke Voogt; Rhonda Christensen; Koos Eichhorn; Henk Sligte; Rowland Baker; Dominik Petko; Miri Shonfeld; Anneke Smits; Dirk Ifenthaler; Mary Webb; Jo Tondeur; Sarah Howard
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 783–788
Through five EDUsummITs spanning 2009 – 2017, approximately 100 researchers, practitioners and policy makers from across the globe have gathered to discuss ways to fast track what researchers know about information technology in education, into...
Topics: Global learning partnerships and innovations, Global studies and education, Global learning communities
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The International Handbook of Information Technology in Primary and Secondary Education: Part 1
Joke Voogt; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Kwok Wing Lai; Keryn Pratt; Peter Albion; Jo Tondeur; Mary Webb; Dirk Ifenthaler; David C. Gibson; Paul Resta; Thérèse Laferrière; David Slykhuis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1078–1081
This symposium aims to introduce to the SITE community the second edition of the International Handbook of Information Technology in Primary and Secondary Education to be published in 2018. The purpose of the Handbook is to synthesize research and...
Topics: Research & Evaluation
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The International Handbook of Information Technology in Primary and Secondary Education: Part 2
Joke Voogt; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Kwok Wing Lai; Keryn Pratt; Peter Albion; Jo Tondeur; Mary Webb; Dirk Ifenthaler; David C. Gibson; Paul Resta; Thérèse Laferrière; David Slykhuis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1082–1085
This symposium aims to introduce to the SITE community the second edition of the International Handbook of Information Technology in Primary and Secondary Education to be published in 2018. The purpose of the Handbook is to synthesize research and...
Topics: Research & Evaluation
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Technology Enhanced Formative Assessment for 21st Century Learning
J. Michael Spector; Dirk Ifenthaler; Demetrios Sampson; Lan Yang; Evode Mukama; Amali Warusavitarana; Kulari Lokuge Dona; Koos Eichhorn; Andrew Fluck; Ronghuai Huang; Susan Bridges; Jiingyan Lu; Youqun Ren; Xiaoqing Gui; Christopher C. Deneen; Jonathan San Diego; David C. Gibson
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 19, No. 3 (2016) pp. 58–71
This paper is based on the deliberations of the Assessment Working Group at EDUsummIT 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. All of the members of Thematic Working Group 5 (TWG5) have contributed to this synthesis of potentials, concerns and issues with regard...