NDLI: Structural and conceptual user interfaces and their impact on learning

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Author	Passig, David Nadler, Liav
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of structural and conceptual user interfaces on learning among High School students. Structural interfaces are interfaces which present the learner with the structure of knowledge, while conceptual interfaces present its concepts and main ideas. We hypothesized that interlaced interfaces, which include structural and conceptual elements, would be more effective for learning than any one of the interfaces by themselves.One hundred twenty one subjects participated in the experiment. Each was given one of six interface formations of a computerized learning environment: a linear browsing interface (control group); a dynamic table of contents (structural interface); a menu-type interface (conceptual); a link-type interface (conceptual); and the interlacing of a structural interface with each of the conceptual interfaces. Each subject responded to two kinds of questions: information-location (superficial processing), and comprehension (deep processing). In this study we found that: a. the interlaced interface table of contents + the menu-type interface was more effective than the menu type interface by itself. However, no difference was found between the formations using the link-type interface. b. no interaction was found between the interface formation and the depth of processing. The conclusion resulting from this study is that the interlacing of interfaces by itself does not contribute to learning; however the interlacing of specific, compatible interfaces can not only make navigation easier (superficial processing), but also enhance deep understanding of content (deep processing).
Starting Page	51
Ending Page	66
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13602357
Journal	Education and Information Technologies
Volume Number	15
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15737608
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2009-05-30
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	User interface Structural interface Conceptual interface Interlaced interface Computer Application in Social and Behavioral Sciences Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet) Education (general) User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction Educational Technology Computers and Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Library and Information Sciences E-learning

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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