Should Learners Use Their Hands for Learning? Results from an Eye-Tracking Study

Autor/inn/en	Korbach, Andreas; Ginns, Paul; Brünken, Roland; Park, Babette
Titel	Should Learners Use Their Hands for Learning? Results from an Eye-Tracking Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 36 (2020) 1, S.102-113 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Korbach, Andreas)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0266-4909
DOI	10.1111/jcal.12396
Schlagwörter	Eye Movements; Cognitive Processes; Difficulty Level; Human Body; Handheld Devices; Nonverbal Communication; Multimedia Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Augenbewegung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Menschlicher Körper; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Multimediales Lernen
Abstract	Given the widespread use of touch screen devices, the effect of the users' fingers on information processing and learning is of growing interest. The present study drew on cognitive load theory and embodied cognition perspectives to investigate the effects of pointing and tracing gestures on the surface of a multimedia learning instruction. Learning performance, cognitive load and visual attention were examined in a one-factorial experimental design with the between-subject factor pointing and tracing gestures. The pointing and tracing group were instructed to use their fingers during the learning phase to make connections between corresponding text and picture information, whereas the control group was instructed not to use their hands for learning. The results showed a beneficial effect of pointing and tracing gestures on learning performance, a significant shift in visual attention and deeper processing of information by the pointing and tracing group, but no effect on subjective ratings of cognitive load. Implications for future research and practice are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01