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Forced mouse tracking of reading behavior
I just had the wacky idea that I could force users in an experimental situation to engage in movements that help track their reading behavior in a web browser. This method would employ Javascript and CSS–in short, the script would obscure text outside of the foveal vision area–the readable foveal vision area would be centered [...]
Posted in From jaredstein.org, PhD Coursework Also tagged deresearch, ideas, light pen, process, reading, tracking 3 Comments
A Diagram of Reading Media
I was in diagramming mode this afternoon, thinking through different aspects of the processes and interactions of reading. One sketch led me to the following simple visualization of printed vs. digital media. This draft excludes forms and modes, and may only be useful as a component of my own understanding:
Posted in From jaredstein.org, PhD Coursework Also tagged deresearch, diagrams, ideas, reading 2 Comments
Online Reading Research Questions (Take 1)
Some of you know that I’m slowly working on a PhD in Instructional Psychology and Technology. My area of interest is in online reading behavior in hypertext environments. I’ve been shy to draft real research questions until I was more familiar with the current state of research on this topic. And while I haven’t discovered, [...]
Posted in IPT 692R - Research in DE & Blended, PhD Coursework Also tagged deresearch, drafts, hypertext, questions, reading 2 Comments
Dual-Coding, Dual-Route
Late last week I spent some energy questioning and answering my current understanding of dual-coding theory and it’s distinction between verbal and non-verbal, vs. visual and non-visual. Dual-coding theory suggests that learning can be actually be enhanced when cognitive load is increased in a specific way, such that both auditory and visual coding is activated [...]
Verbal, Non-Verbal; Visual, Non-Visual
Pavio distinguishes between verbal and non-verbal information as a basis for dual-coding theory–an important concept for educators designing and developing learning media. The distinction between these categories is clear to me, but during a class discussion today it seemed I was in the minority. This is in part surely due to the fact that other [...]
Evaluation Logic Models Module at UWEX
University of Wisconsin – Extension hosts what I think is a pretty thorough introduction to evaluation logic models, a topic that grabbed my attention when first encountered in the Fitzpatrick, Sanders, and Worthen textbook “Program Evaluation”. In addition to resources and examples, the UWEX site includes a complete lesson module on logic models. Unfortunately the [...]
Bloom’s 2 Sigma Problem on Wikipedia
Wikipedia had no article on Benjamin Bloom‘s 2 sigma problem (1984), and virtually no references to the observed phenomena or related studies, so I drafted one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom%27s_2_Sigma_Problem. It’s little more than a stub right now, but I plan to come back to it, and I trust others–especially those in Jon Mott‘s IP&T 692R course, “The [...]
Reconsidering dotProject
We’ve used dotProject in my Instructional Design Services unit for almost two years. dP is an open source project management and task tracking tool that has benefited our unit organizationally, and has helped us follow-through on projects in a more efficient manner. It has also helped me as a manager manage staff resources and understand [...]
Diagram of Types of Reading, Take 1