Differences in Electronic Exchanges in Synchronous and Asynchronous Computer-Mediated Communication: The Effect of Culture as a Mediating Variable

Charoula Angeli; Neil H. Schwartz

Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 24, No. 6 (2016) pp. 1109–1130

Two hundred and eighty undergraduates from universities in two countries were asked to read didactic material, and then think and write about potential solutions to an ill-defined problem. The writing was conducted within a synchronous or...

Navigational spatial displays: The role of metacognition as cognitive load

Brianna M. Scott; Neil H. Schwartz

Learning and Instruction Vol. 17, No. 1 pp. 89–105

One hundred and six undergraduates searched a hypermedia environment under three navigational conditions, wrote an essay measuring their comprehension, and completed a test of metacognition. The map conditions were spatial/semantic, spatial only,...

Language: English

Summoning Prior Knowledge through Metaphorical Graphics: An Example in Chemistry Instruction

Michael J. Stroud; Neil H. Schwartz

Journal of Educational Research Vol. 103, No. 5 (2010) pp. 351–366

The present investigation was designed to determine if the learning benefits of metaphors and graphics could be combined into one instructional device--a metaphorical graphic--to aid in the acquisition of difficult concepts of chemistry. The authors ...

Metaphorical graphics aid learning and memory

Robert W. Danielson; Neil H. Schwartz; Marie Lippmann

Learning and Instruction Vol. 39, No. 1 (October 2015) pp. 194–205

The present investigation was designed to determine the effects of metaphorical graphics on learning from an expository text. The graphics were designed to function as metaphorical representations of the semantic elements inherent in the passage,...

Language: English

Summoning Prior Knowledge: The Influence of Metaphorical Priming on Learning in a Hypermedia Environment

Neil H. Schwartz; Michael Stroud; Namsoo S. Hong; Tiffany Lee; Brianna Scott; Steven M. McGee

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 35, No. 1 (2006) pp. 1–30

This investigation was designed to determine the influence of metaphorical priming on students' comprehension of issues and concepts pertaining to the U.S. Constitution when students studied the subject matter in a problem-based hypermedia...