A Model of Technology Incidental Learning Effects

Greene, Jeffrey A.; Copeland, Dana Z.; Deekens, Victor M.

doi:10.1007/s10648-020-09575-5

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“…Defining a successful outcome largely depends on which standards define achievement: personal (e.g., being content with a personal decision; relieving anxiety) or normative (e.g., achieving full understanding of a concept in alignment with the current scientific state of knowledge). We are aware that these aims require very different cognitive and motivational processes; consequently, we focus on engagement that is moderated by individuals' epistemic aims and we review research to find out which reliable processes are beneficial for achieving such aims, and for dealing with context constraints and affordances in the process [in contrast, Greene et al (2020) recently focused on incidental learning in online environments]. Thus, the purpose of this article is to review the literature in several related fields in educational science and educational psychology to identify aspects of the context, and of individual's cognitive and motivational prerequisites that are especially beneficial or detrimental to effortful and productive OESI.…”

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Constraints and Affordances of Online Engagement With Scientific Information—A Literature Review

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Many urgent problems that societies currently face—from climate change to a global pandemic—require citizens to engage with scientific information as members of democratic societies as well as to solve problems in their personal lives. Most often, to solve their epistemic aims (aims directed at achieving knowledge and understanding) regarding such socio-scientific issues, individuals search for information online, where there exists a multitude of possibly relevant and highly interconnected sources of different perspectives, sometimes providing conflicting information. The paper provides a review of the literature aimed at identifying (a) constraints and affordances that scientific knowledge and the online information environment entail and (b) individuals' cognitive and motivational processes that have been found to hinder, or conversely, support practices of engagement (such as critical information evaluation or two-sided dialogue). Doing this, a conceptual framework for understanding and fostering what we call online engagement with scientific information is introduced, which is conceived as consisting of individual engagement (engaging on one's own in the search, selection, evaluation, and integration of information) and dialogic engagement (engaging in discourse with others to interpret, articulate and critically examine scientific information). In turn, this paper identifies individual and contextual conditions for individuals' goal-directed and effortful online engagement with scientific information.

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Constraints and Affordances of Online Engagement With Scientific Information—A Literature Review

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“…Technol. 2022; 54: 256-259 have influenced their understanding of the purpose of the lights and provided limited opportunities to witness adaptation in behaviours or incidental learning effects 33 from longer exposure to the new lighting technologies.…”

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“…Consequently, the study was carried out over a short period of time, very soon after the fitting and first operation of the lighting, when many passengers were experiencing the lights for the first time. This may have influenced their understanding of the purpose of the lights and provided limited opportunities to witness adaptation in behaviours or incidental learning effects 33 from longer exposure to the new lighting technologies.…”

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Field testing two innovative lighting interventions to influence waiting behaviours and movements on stairways in train stations

Ryan

Hallewell

Hughes

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Lighting Research & Technology

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Features of lighting that can influence people’s behaviours have been identified in an earlier study, along with six scenarios where these could be applied to solve problems with movements through railway stations. The current paper describes the development and testing of novel lighting interventions for three of these scenarios, with two new products controlled by the Internet of Things technology integrated with operational railway systems. The first uses projected light to indicate preferred platform waiting locations. The second uses chasing light-emitting diode lighting along a staircase to encourage bi-directional movements. The field study has been carried out in real-world operational railway settings. An evaluation has been based on a theory-based approach to consider whether the lighting functions as intended and whether people react in anticipated ways. The study found that the lighting interventions have been successfully implemented, and there are indications of favourable responses from passengers, though these have been small effects. The approach to evaluation also assists with diagnosis of weaknesses in the initial concepts and determination of the situational factors that can compete with the behaviour influencing effect of the lighting. This enables refinement and further product development. Practical challenges in implementing trials in this type of operational setting have been identified.

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“…Rooted in individuals’ innate cognitive bias, “motivated reasoning” addresses that people prefer information that is consistent with their prior beliefs, which might restrain the effect of science communication and interpersonal information discussion (Druckman & McGrath, 2019). Intrinsic value is one of the most important restrictive factors that limits the extent to which individuals respond to information (Greene et al, 2021; Yadamsuren & Erdelez, 2016). Indeed, citizens with strong pro-environmental values are less swayed by media information that denies climate change (Corbett & Durfee, 2004), and they are more likely to possess higher degrees of personal responsibility to take mitigating actions in response to environmental threats (Bouman et al, 2020).…”

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“…Similarly, in the incidental information exposure context, noticing or initial attention is a crucial prerequisite for information acquisition (Heinström, 2006). However, if information is not perceived as consistent with the person’s beliefs or values, it is less likely to lead to further engagement (Greene et al, 2021; Yadamsuren & Erdelez, 2016), and thereby less likely to lead to further cognitive processing and subsequent attitude change. In this sense, a less active information engagement process (such as encountering information online or incidentally getting involved in a discussion) might not attract the attention of people with weaker pro-environmental values.…”

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Mitigating Perceived Environment Insignificance Through Information Engagement

Gong

Tian

et al. 2023

Science Communication

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A well-functioning natural environment benefits individuals’ well-being, but people tend to overlook this personally relevant benefit because they feel remote from the environment (also known as psychological distance). Drawing on the construal level theory, we proposed environmental information engagement as a way to mitigate psychological distance. We assert that prolonged exposure to and interaction with environmental information decreases the abstractness of environmental issues thereby lowering psychological distance. Cross-lagged analyses using data from a national longitudinal survey in China ( N = 2,322) verified this effect both instantly and over time. However, the effect was not detected in people with weak environmental values. Theoretical and practical implications are provided.

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A Model of Technology Incidental Learning Effects

Cited by 12 publications

References 127 publications

Constraints and Affordances of Online Engagement With Scientific Information—A Literature Review

Constraints and Affordances of Online Engagement With Scientific Information—A Literature Review

Field testing two innovative lighting interventions to influence waiting behaviours and movements on stairways in train stations

Mitigating Perceived Environment Insignificance Through Information Engagement

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