{"title":"The Mediation Effect of Online Self-Regulated Learning Between Engagement and Cognitive Load: A Case of an Online Course With Smart Instant Feedback","authors":"J. Sun, Yiming Liu","doi":"10.4018/ijopcd.295953","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to apply PLS-SEM to investigate the mediation roles of goal setting and task strategies, two constructs of online self-regulated learning, between behavioral/cognitive engagement and germane/extraneous cognitive load in an online course with smart instant feedback. Participants of this study consisted of 35 graduate students who were asked to complete four units of digital learning materials and questionnaires as part of the experiment. Results show that goal setting has a significant mediation effect between behavioral engagement and germane cognitive load; task strategies have a significant mediation effect between behavioral engagement and extraneous cognitive load; and task strategies also have a significant mediation effect between cognitive engagement and extraneous cognitive load. Finally, recommendations are provided to instructors and researchers based on these results as a reference for future studies.","PeriodicalId":53981,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design","volume":"33 1","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3000,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4018/ijopcd.295953","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This study aims to apply PLS-SEM to investigate the mediation roles of goal setting and task strategies, two constructs of online self-regulated learning, between behavioral/cognitive engagement and germane/extraneous cognitive load in an online course with smart instant feedback. Participants of this study consisted of 35 graduate students who were asked to complete four units of digital learning materials and questionnaires as part of the experiment. Results show that goal setting has a significant mediation effect between behavioral engagement and germane cognitive load; task strategies have a significant mediation effect between behavioral engagement and extraneous cognitive load; and task strategies also have a significant mediation effect between cognitive engagement and extraneous cognitive load. Finally, recommendations are provided to instructors and researchers based on these results as a reference for future studies.
期刊介绍:
The mission of the International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD) is to provide a platform for the latest research, analysis, and development of online education, effective online teaching methods, and course design. IJOPCD covers the pedagogical design aspects of science education and computing education, as well as courses supported by educational technologies. Targeting academic researchers and educators who work in the field, this journal focuses on the importance of developments in online course design and teaching methods to improve teachers’ teaching and students’ learning. Researchers are encouraged to submit cross-disciplinary, high-quality syntheses that are interesting, beneficial, and apprehensible to all those interested in or teaching science and related disciplines. Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to) the following: -Adoption of e-learning -Best practices in computing education -Best practices in science education -Blended learning -Computer-mediated communication -E-learning -Emerging technologies -Evaluation of learning technology systems -Evaluation of online learning effects -Learning management systems -Multimedia and interactive learning systems -Online course design -Online learners’ behavior -Pedagogy and teaching with technology -Virtual reality environments -Web-based teaching methods