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Multi-modal, multi-source reading: A multi-representational reader's perspective
Shaaron E. Ainsworth
Learning and Instruction Vol. 57, No. 1 (October 2018) pp. 71–75
In this commentary, I review the five articles that comprise the Special Issue titled ‘Towards a model of multi-source, multi-modal processing”. The papers are discussed in terms of how they help us understand the “second generational” issues of...
Language: English
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Motivating Children to Learn Effectively: Exploring the Value of Intrinsic Integration in Educational Games
M P. Jacob Habgood; Shaaron E. Ainsworth
Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 20, No. 2 (2011) pp. 169–206
The concept of "intrinsic motivation" lies at the heart of the user engagement created by digital games. Yet despite this, educational software has traditionally attempted to harness games as extrinsic motivation by using them as a sugar coating for ...
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Do student perceptions of teaching predict the development of representational competence and biological knowledge?
Sandra Nitz; Shaaron E. Ainsworth; Claudia Nerdel; Helmut Prechtl
Learning and Instruction Vol. 31, No. 1 (June 2014) pp. 13–22
Dealing with representations is a crucial skill for students and such representational competence is essential for learning science. This study analysed the relationship between representational competence and content knowledge, student perceptions...
Language: English
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Do Haptic Representations Help Complex Molecular Learning?
Petter Bivall; Shaaron Ainsworth; Lena A. E. Tibell
Science Education Vol. 95, No. 4 (July 2011) pp. 700–719
This study explored whether adding a haptic interface (that provides users with somatosensory information about virtual objects by force and tactile feedback) to a three-dimensional (3D) chemical model enhanced students' understanding of complex...