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Digital Learning Environments in Higher Education

A Literature Review of the Role of Individual vs. Social Settings for Measuring Learning Outcomes

Bibliographic Data

ID22044538
AuthorsElke Kümmel (0000-0001-9460-5040, Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, corresponding author), Johannes Moskaliuk (0000-0002-5793-749X, Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien), Ulrike Cre (0000-0002-8996-8303, Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien), Joachim Kimmerle (0000-0002-6345-9498, Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien)
Year2020
Volume10
Issue3
Pages78
Publication date2020-03-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/educsci10030078
OpenAlexW3012236160
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited104

Research on digital learning environments has traditionally applied either an individual perspective or a social perspective to learning. Based on a literature review, we examined to what extent individual or social perspectives determined the learning outcome variables that researchers have used as measurements in existing studies. We analyzed prototypical approaches to operationalize learning settings (individual vs. social) published in peer-reviewed journals and identified their relation to several measures of learning outcomes. We rated n = 356 articles and included n = 246 articles in the final analysis. A total of 159 studies (64.6%) used an individual learning setting, while 87 studies (35.4%) used a social learning setting. As learning outcome measures, we observed self-reports, observable behavior, learning skills, elaboration, personal initiatives, digital activity, and social interactions. The two types of learning settings differed regarding the measurement of elaboration and social interactions. We discuss of the implications of our findings for future research and conclude that researchers should investigate further measures of learning outcomes in digital learning settings

Digital Learning · Educational technology · Elaboration · Experiential learning · Learning Sciences · Mathematics education · Operationalization · Pedagogy · Social influence · Social learning · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Online and Blended Learning · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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Unique citing works10
Citations per year1,67
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 9

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