Effect of visual cues and outcome feedback on physics problem solving in an online system

dc.contributor.authorWeliweriya Liyanage, Nandana
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-14T18:49:14Z
dc.date.available2015-08-14T18:49:14Z
dc.date.graduationmonthAugust
dc.date.issued2015-08-01
dc.description.abstractWith the progressive development of the educational technology, online learning systems are becoming a prominent feature in education today. We conducted a study to explore the effects of visual cues and outcome feedback on learning experience of students in an online environment. Our study was a follow up study to a previous research, which demonstrated the effectiveness of visual cues and feedback to improve physics problem solving. The participants (N=164) were enrolled in an algebra-based introductory level physics course at a U.S. Midwestern University. Participants completed a sequence of conceptual physics problems in an online environment. The study used a between subjects 2×2 quasi experimental design. Two groups of participants received visual cues and two did not receive cues. Two of the groups of participants received outcome feedback and two did not receive feedback. The effect of visual cues, feedback and their combination on the correctness of students’ responses to the online questions was analyzed. Implications of the study for online learning systems are discussed.
dc.description.advisorNobel S. Rebello
dc.description.degreeMaster of Science
dc.description.departmentPhysics
dc.description.levelMasters
dc.description.sponsorshipU.S. National Science Foundation grant 1348857.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2097/20389
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherKansas State University
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dc.subjectEffect of visual cues and outcome feedback
dc.subjectPhysics problem solving in an online system
dc.subjectVisual cues and outcome feedback
dc.subjectVisual cues
dc.subjectOutcome feedback
dc.subjectPhysics problem solving
dc.subject.umiEducational Psychology (0525)
dc.subject.umiEducational Tests and Measurements (0288)
dc.subject.umiPhysics (0605)
dc.titleEffect of visual cues and outcome feedback on physics problem solving in an online system
dc.typeReport

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