The effects of graphic organizer completeness and note-taking medium on computer-based learning

Colliot, Tiphaine and Kiewra, Kenneth A. and Luo, Linlin and Flanigan, Abraham E. and Lu, Junrong and Kennedy, Carrie and Black, Sheldon (2022) The effects of graphic organizer completeness and note-taking medium on computer-based learning. EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, 27 (2). pp. 2435-2456. ISSN 1360-2357, 1573-7608

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine how graphic organizer completeness (complete, partial, or no organizer) and note-taking medium (longhand or computer) affect note-taking quantity and quality and affect computer-based learning. College students were presented with a computer-based PowerPoint lesson accompanied by complete, partial, or no graphic organizers. Throughout the lesson, students recorded notes using either longhand or computer mediums. Students were tested immediately following the lesson and again two days later following a review period during which graphic organizers and notes were studied. Finally, students completed a survey. Results revealed that organizer completeness affected achievement. Those given complete organizers generally achieved more than those with partial or no organizers across fact-, relationship-, concept-, and skill-based test items. Note-taking medium did not affect achievement differentially, but there were important note-taking findings. Longhand note takers recorded more lesson ideas in notes and had fewer verbatim strings in notes (reflective of more generative processing) compared to computer note takers. Moreover, longhand note takers reported more positive attitudes about their note-taking medium than did computer note takers. Results suggested that complete organizers aid germane load more than partial organizers and that longhand note taking results in deeper processing than does computer note taking. Therefore, instructors should provide complete organizers to promote student learning and should encourage students to take longhand notes when they learn in a computer-based learning environment.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: LECTURE NOTES; STUDENTS; LAPTOP; COMPREHENSION; NOTETAKING; STRATEGIES; FRAMEWORK; LONGHAND; OUTLINES; MEMORY; Note taking; Graphic organizer; Post-secondary education; Computer-based learning environment
Subjects: 300 Social sciences > 370 Education
Divisions: Human Sciences > Institut für Bildungswissenschaft > Lehrstuhl für Schulpädagogik (Prof. Dr. Heidrun Stöger)
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 06 Sep 2022 05:57
Last Modified: 06 Sep 2022 05:57
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/47199

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