The influence of device type on querying behavior and learning outcomes in a searching as learning task with a laptop or smartphone

Diego Demaree; H.M. Jarodzka; Saskia Brand - Gruwel; Y.A.K. Kammerer

doi:10.1145/3343413.3378000

The influence of device type on querying behavior and learning outcomes in a searching as learning task with a laptop or smartphone

Diego Demaree^*, H.M. Jarodzka, Saskia Brand - Gruwel, Y.A.K. Kammerer

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Department of Online Learning and Instruction

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Abstract

In this study we examined the influence of device type (i.e., laptop vs. smartphone) on N = 49 secondary-school students' search query length and number of queries used in a Searching as Learning (SAL) task addressing a controversial socio-scientific issue (i.e., the use of nuclear power to solve the climate crisis). Furthermore, we examined the influence of device type on students' learning outcomes by analyzing the number of pro and con arguments included in a subsequent essay task. Results showed that on laptops students used more queries than on smartphones. In contrast, no differences were found in search query length or in the number of pro and con arguments in the essay. Moreover, irrespective of device type, average search query length was positively associated with the number of con arguments. To conclude, the present study provides first indications that smartphone usage could be incorporated in the classroom for Web inquiry tasks.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHIIR '20
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 2020 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	ACM SIGCHI
Pages	373–377
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-6892-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3343413.3378000
Publication status	Published - 14 Mar 2020
Event	Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval - Online, Vancouver, Canada Duration: 13 Aug 2020 → 14 Aug 2020 https://sigir.org/chiir2020/#:~:text=Welcome%20to%20the%20fifth%20ACM,August%2013%E2%80%9314%2C%202020.

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Conference	Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval
Abbreviated title	CHIIR 2020
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Vancouver
Period	13/08/20 → 14/08/20
Internet address	https://sigir.org/chiir2020/#:~:text=Welcome%20to%20the%20fifth%20ACM,August%2013%E2%80%9314%2C%202020.

Keywords

Learning outcome
Mobile search
Number of queries
Query length
Searching as learning

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Demaree, D., Jarodzka, H. M., Brand - Gruwel, S., & Kammerer, Y. A. K. (2020). The influence of device type on querying behavior and learning outcomes in a searching as learning task with a laptop or smartphone. In CHIIR '20: Proceedings of the 2020 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (pp. 373–377). ACM SIGCHI. https://doi.org/10.1145/3343413.3378000

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Demaree, D, Jarodzka, HM, Brand - Gruwel, S & Kammerer, YAK 2020, The influence of device type on querying behavior and learning outcomes in a searching as learning task with a laptop or smartphone. in CHIIR '20: Proceedings of the 2020 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval . ACM SIGCHI, New York, pp. 373–377, Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 13/08/20. https://doi.org/10.1145/3343413.3378000

The influence of device type on querying behavior and learning outcomes in a searching as learning task with a laptop or smartphone. / Demaree, Diego; Jarodzka, H.M.; Brand - Gruwel, Saskia et al.
CHIIR '20: Proceedings of the 2020 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval . New York: ACM SIGCHI, 2020. p. 373–377.

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