The current study investigated how interactivity of simulation controls affects data collection in science inquiry. A chemistry simulation was designed to allow either low or high interactivity in setting experimental variables. Adult participants were randomly assigned to one of the interactivity conditions and solved a series of assessment items. The results from the first item indicated that...

For those involved in designing online environments special attention must be afforded to interactivity. Online tasks should involve students actively engaging with tools and resources they will potentially use in their later employment. Java applets, embedded in course web sites, can enhance educational material with animations, applications that are responsive to student choices, and provide ...

Enrollment in online courses is rapidly increasing and attrition rates remain high. This paper presents a literature review addressing the role of interactivity in student satisfaction and persistence in online learning. Empirical literature was reviewed through the lens of Bandura's social cognitive theory, Anderson's interaction equivalency theorem, and Tinto's social integration theory. Find...

Interactive features play an important role in e-learning. In this paper we report an experimental pilot study which tested e-learning units with different degrees of interactivity. A specific experimental design adapted to a blended-learning scenario was developed. Participants learned with e-learning units, dealing with different movement analysis concepts (MACs), which differ only in interac...

Interactivity is often discussed in constructivist approaches to education, which enable the student to evolve, understand, or construct new ideas from existing concepts. Constructivist approaches rely on active participation in the learning situation. Interaction and participation are crucial ingredients in the learning process. But interactivity, as a specific learning concept that underlies ...