The Influences of Prompts on Paper-based and Mobile Display-based Learning of Learning Material Knowledge (Scientific Study) in Senior High School and University Students

摘要

In recent years, schools have increasingly made use of computers as tools of education. Both paper-and display-based reading are often incorporated into the same lessons. Especially, mobile computer has become widely used. However, few studies have examined the influence of prompts (boldface, lining, marking, etc.) onstudents' ability to learn technological knowledge. This study examined the effect of prompts on the understanding ofdeclarative knowledge of technological materials and procedural knowledge of the subjectmaterial for two groups of students, senior high school students and university students, and compared the results statistically. Three experiments were conducted to measure how well students learn when they read text with prompts or are asked to add prompts themselves. The results reveal that, in paper-based learning, prompts positively influence learners' understanding of the content materials, particularlyin the case of senior high school students. However, in mobile display-based learning, adding promptsby fingerrequires so much mental energy and, therefore, has not so effectiveon learning.