ERIC Number: EJ744227
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 10
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 55
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
Facilitating Learning from Technology-Enhanced Text: Effects of Prompted Elaborative Interrogation
Dornisch, Michele M.; Sperling, Rayne A.
Journal of Educational Research, v99 n3 p156-165 Jan-Feb 2006
The authors examined the use of the elaborative interrogation (EI) strategy with a lengthy text in a technology-enhanced environment. As commonly found in traditional and online text materials, questions appeared in the right margins of the text. Seventy-five randomly assigned volunteers in 2 conditions read instructional materials delivered by the Internet. Dependent measures included learning outcomes of free recall, recognition, and transfer tasks. At immediate and delayed testing, differences between higher order recognition questions and number of elaboration units recalled provided support for integrating EI prompts in technology-enhanced environments. Design suggestions for development and use of Web-based instruction materials in K-16 classrooms are discussed. Future research directions that more fully investigate EI and other strategy prompts within technology-enhanced materials are provided. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figure.)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Internet, Undergraduate Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Recognition (Psychology), Recall (Psychology), Educational Technology, Questioning Techniques, Web Based Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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