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Title
An investigation of the role of goal setting during vicarious learning of physics
Description
Observational tutoring has been found to be an effective method for teaching a variety of subjects by reusing dialogue from previous successful tutoring sessions. While it has been shown content can be learned through observational tutoring it has yet to been examined if a secondary behavior such as goal-setting can be influenced. The present study investigated if observing virtual humans engaging in a tutoring session on rotational kinematics with embedded positive goal oriented dialogue would increase knowledge of the material and perpetuate a shift an observer's goal-orientation from performance avoidance goal orientation (PAVGO) to learning goal orientation (LGO). Learning gains were observed in pre to post test knowledge retention tests. Significant changes from pretest to posttest occurred across conditions for LGO. Additionally, significant changes from PAVGO pretest to posttest were observed in the control condition however PAVGO did not significantly change in the experimental condition.
Date Created
2014
Contributors
- Twyford, Jessica (Author)
- Craig, Scotty D. (Thesis advisor)
- Niemczyk, Mary (Committee member)
- Kuzel, Michael (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
- Educational Psychology
- Educational technology
- Cognitive Psychology
- goal orientation
- Goal Setting
- multimedia learning
- observational tutoring
- Vicarious Learning
- virtual humans
- Observation (Educational method)--Psychological aspects.
- Observation (Educational method)
- Tutors and tutoring--Psychological aspects.
- Tutors and tutoring
- Motivation in education--Psychological aspects.
- Motivation in education
Resource Type
Extent
vi, 69 p. : 1 col. ill
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.26875
Statement of Responsibility
by Jessica Twyford
Description Source
Viewed on June 12, 2015
Level of coding
full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2014
bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-35)
Field of study: Applied psychology
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