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Use Of Cognitive Artifacts In Chemistry Learning, Ilker Yengin
Use Of Cognitive Artifacts In Chemistry Learning, Ilker Yengin
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
In everyday life, we interact with cognitive artifacts to receive and/or manipulate information so as to alter our thinking processes. CHEM/TEAC 869Q is a distance course that includes extensive explicit instruction in the use of a cognitive artifact. This study investigates issues related to the design of that online artifact. In order to understand design implications and how cognitive artifacts contribute to students’ thinking and learning, a qualitative research methodology was engaged that utilized think aloud sessions. Participants’ described constrained and structured cognitive models while using the artifact. The study also was informed by interviews and researcher's field notes. A …