Topic: `active-learning-icap`

7 entries tagged active-learning-icap.

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rule R5 — Pair interactivity with restraint: add interactive features ONLY where they let the user do something they need to; "too much interactivity" reduces deep elaboration

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reference COUNTER-finding: Oh & Sundar 2015 also showed modality interactivity REDUCED the number of message-related thoughts — absorption can come at the cost of deep elaboration; Sundar warns of "too much interactivity"
reference Oh & Sundar (2015), Journal of Communication 65(2) — N=167 factorial experiment: modality interactivity (slider) produced more positive interface assessment, greater cognitive absorption, more favourable attitudes
reference Sundar TIME (Theory of Interactive Media Effects, 2015) — modality interactivity (slide/drag/zoom) vs message interactivity (system responds contingently to user input — defining feature of calculators/quizzes)
reference Freeman et al. (2014), PNAS 111(23) — 225-study meta on active learning: exam performance +0.47 SD; odds of failing 1.95× higher under passive lecturing; robust to publication-bias checks
reference Chi & Wylie (2014), Educational Psychologist 49(4) — ICAP framework: Interactive > Constructive > Active > Passive engagement; ~8-10% learning improvement per step
research-notes Research notes (capture-layer top-up): why interactive online tools are psychologically engaging — six additional mechanisms (June 2026)