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Singer Trakhman, Lauren M.; Alexander, Patricia A.; Sun, Yuting – Journal of Experimental Education, 2023
The comprehension and calibration of 54 undergraduates were investigated as they read excerpts from an introductory geology textbook on weather and soil in print and digitally. All excerpts were approximately 1600 words in length and contained a graph, a diagram, and three photographs that complemented or extended the written text. Each student…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Geology, Textbooks, Comprehension
Grossnickle Peterson, Emily; Alexander, Patricia A. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2020
Academic tasks frequently require students to effectively process multiple sources across print and digital mediums. Yet, studies of multiple source use have almost exclusively confined examinations to a single medium. In the present study, undergraduate students (n = 50) wore a head-mounted video camera while developing a PowerPoint presentation…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Media Selection, Information Sources, Printed Materials
Singer Trakhman, Lauren M.; Alexander, Patricia A.; Berkowitz, Lisa E. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2019
This study explored the effects of processing texts in print or digitally on readers' comprehension, processing time, and calibration. Eighty-six undergraduates read print and digital versions of book excerpts about childhood ailments presented in counterbalanced order. Comprehension was tested at three levels (i.e., main idea, key points, and…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Reading Comprehension, Undergraduate Students, Comparative Analysis
Singer, Lauren M.; Alexander, Patricia A. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2017
This study explored differences that might exist in comprehension when students read digital and print texts. Ninety undergraduates read both digital and print versions of newspaper articles and book excerpts on topics of childhood ailments. Prior to reading texts in counterbalanced order, topic knowledge was assessed and students were asked to…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Electronic Publishing, Printed Materials, Nonprint Media
Dinsmore, Daniel L.; Alexander, Patricia A. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2016
This study examines the moderating effects of a situational factor (i.e., text type) and an individual factor (i.e., subject-matter knowledge) on the relation between depth of processing and performance. One-hundred and fifty-one undergraduates completed measures of subject-matter knowledge, read either an expository or persuasive text about the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Cognitive Processes, Influences, Performance
Alexander, Patricia A.; Dumas, Denis; Grossnickle, Emily M.; List, Alexandra; Firetto, Carla M. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2016
Relational reasoning is the foundational cognitive ability to discern meaningful patterns within an informational stream, but its reliable and valid measurement remains problematic. In this investigation, the measurement of relational reasoning unfolded in three stages. Stage 1 entailed the establishment of a research-based conceptualization of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Logical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Cognitive Processes
Grossnickle, Emily M.; List, Alexandra; Alexander, Patricia A. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2015
Although the study of epistemic beliefs has received growing interest in the past decades, this research tends to focus on high school and undergraduate students, and does not address beliefs about information and truth, concepts that have been regarded as critical for learners in 21st-century educational contexts. In this study, the authors…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Beliefs
Maggioni, Liliana; VanSledright, Bruce; Alexander, Patricia A. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2009
The authors build on literature related to the development of epistemic cognition, research on historical thinking, and studies of individuals' epistemic beliefs. They designed this study to explore, develop, and test a measure of epistemic cognition in history. They administered the Beliefs about Learning and Teaching History Questionnaire to…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, History Instruction, Beliefs
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Murphy, P. Karen; Alexander, Patricia A. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2002
Explored the contributions of subject matter knowledge, strategic processing, and interest to college students' educational psychology learning. In general, results for 77 undergraduates uphold the predictions of the model of domain learning (P. Alexander, 1997). Students' subject-matter knowledge, strategic processing, interest, and interactive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Psychology, Higher Education, Learning Strategies