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标题：Using a Modeling Language for Supporting University Students' Orienting Activity when Studying Research Methods
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作者：Kari Kosonen ; Liisa Ilomäki ; Minna Lakkala 等
期刊名称：Journal of Interactive Media in Education
电子版ISSN：1365-893X
出版年度：2015
卷号：2015
期号：1
DOI：10.5334/jime.ao
出版社：Open University, Knowledge Media Institute
摘要：The present study focuses on examining how digitally guided conceptual mapping can be used in orienting students in higher education to learn complex domain content and practices. The outcomes of conceptual mapping were investigated as the orienting bases created by the students that used digitalized conceptual tools to construct an external representation of domain content and related practices. The orienting bases by the students were considered to inform their further domain-specific activity and corresponding learning goals. The educational setting investigated was targeted at doctoral students in the behavioral sciences who were learning qualitative and mixed methods in their own research activities. The students were found to implement the digital guidelines in various ways, depending on their previous knowledge and current knowledge-driven needs. The orienting bases by the students allowed the teacher to tailor her guidance according to the domain specific challenges that the students encountered in studying the principles and practices of research methods.
关键词：Teaching qualitative and mix methods; Conceptual mapping; Orienting activity; Higher education