Really? It depends! How authentic learning material affects involvement with personal stories of the past

IF 4.7 1区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Learning and Instruction Pub Date : 2024-05-16 DOI:10.1016/j.learninstruc.2024.101921

Lisa Zachrich, Wolfgang Wagner, Christiane Bertram, Ulrich Trautwein

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Abstract

Background

Authentic learning is believed to possess qualities that boost student motivation and learning. However, prior studies have not consistently found the assumed positive effects of authentic learning, thus highlighting the need to better understand the underlying learning processes.

Aims

We examined effects of authentic learning material on learners’ involvement and different facets of the perceived authenticity of the material.

Sample

Participants were 336 adults.

Methods

We conducted an experimental online study with three conditions varying in the framing of their authenticity. We presented videos in which people talked about their experiences in war and daily life in the past, and we labeled these clips eyewitness accounts, eyewitness accounts played by actors, or reconstructed accounts played by actors. Participants were randomly assigned.

Results

Results indicated that treatment condition particularly affected participants' emotional involvement with the story and that, in particular, one facet of perceived authenticity (Vividness of History) predicted learners’ involvement.

Conclusions

The study adds to the research field of authentic learning in general, and learning with personal stories of the past in particular, by addressing involvement processes and examining different facets of perceived authenticity.

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真的吗？这要看情况！真实的学习材料如何影响对过去个人故事的参与

背景真实学习被认为具有提高学生学习动机和学习效果的特质。Aims We examined effects of authentic learning material on learners' involvement and different facets of the perceived authenticity of the material.SampleParticipants were 336 adults.Methods We conducted an experimental online study with three conditions varying in the framing of their authenticity.我们播放了一些视频，视频中的人物讲述了他们在过去的战争和日常生活中的经历，我们将这些片段分别称为目击者陈述、由演员扮演的目击者陈述或由演员扮演的重建陈述。结果结果表明，处理条件特别影响了参与者对故事的情感投入，尤其是感知真实性的一个方面（历史的生动性）预测了学习者的投入程度。结论这项研究通过探讨参与过程和研究感知真实性的不同方面，为真实学习，尤其是利用过去的个人故事进行学习的研究领域增添了新的内容。

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Learning and Instruction Multiple-

CiteScore

11.30

自引率

4.80%

发文量

109

期刊介绍： As an international, multi-disciplinary, peer-refereed journal, Learning and Instruction provides a platform for the publication of the most advanced scientific research in the areas of learning, development, instruction and teaching. The journal welcomes original empirical investigations. The papers may represent a variety of theoretical perspectives and different methodological approaches. They may refer to any age level, from infants to adults and to a diversity of learning and instructional settings, from laboratory experiments to field studies. The major criteria in the review and the selection process concern the significance of the contribution to the area of learning and instruction, and the rigor of the study.