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Dorit Alt1, Alfred Weinberger2, Karin Heinrichs3
1Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee, Tzemach Junction, 15132 Jordan Valley, MP Israel.
Current Psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.)
|January 31, 2022
Summary
Digital concept mapping benefits higher education students cognitively, enhancing learning and self-regulation for deep and mastery-approach learners. Scaffolding is recommended for surface learners to foster meaningful learning.
Area of Science:
- Educational Technology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Higher Education Pedagogy
Background:
- Concept mapping is a recognized instructional strategy in higher education.
- Limited understanding exists on how student learning motivations influence digital concept mapping use.
- Investigating digital concept mapping within problem-based learning (PBL) is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To design and assess a digital concept mapping intervention within PBL.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of digital concept mapping for students with varying achievement-goal profiles.
- To examine impacts on learning and approaches to learning (deep vs. surface).
Main Methods:
- Intervention program employing digital concept mapping in PBL.
- Data collected from 129 undergraduate students across three institutions (Israel and Austria).
- Analysis using Partial Least Squares - Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM).
Main Results:
- Digital concept mapping enhances cognitive benefits for higher education students, aiding in identifying interrelationships among arguments.
- Deep learners and mastery-approach learners utilized digital concept mapping for self-regulated learning.
- Effectiveness varied based on students' achievement-goal profiles and learning approaches.
Conclusions:
- Digital concept mapping offers cognitive advantages for higher education students, particularly in understanding complex relationships.
- Learner motivation and approach significantly influence the perceived effectiveness of digital concept mapping.
- Scaffolding is essential to support surface learners in leveraging digital concept mapping for meaningful learning and complex problem-solving.
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