A MODEL FOR ASSESSING STUDENT INTERACTION WITH EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE

Authors
COHEN S TSAI F CHECHILE R
Citation
S. Cohen et al., A MODEL FOR ASSESSING STUDENT INTERACTION WITH EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE, Behavior research methods, instruments, & computers, 27(2), 1995, pp. 251-256
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental
Journal title
Behavior research methods, instruments, & computers → ACNP
ISSN journal
07433808
Volume
27
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
251 - 256
Database
ISI
SICI code
0743-3808(1995)27:2<251:AMFASI>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We present a simple model of generative learning that permits us to de fine four kinds of interactions and a system for tracing and recording how students use educational technology. We believe that this model w ill maintain a link between interaction and learning, thus providing o ne method for the assessment of a wide range of educational technology environments. Two results are presented from an evaluation of ConStat S, a program for teaching conceptual understanding of probability and statistics. The results illustrate the kinds of insight into generativ e learning that a detailed trace method can provide.