Benefits of adding anxiety-reducing features to a computer-based multimedia lesson on statistics

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Highlights:

• The control group received an online multimedia lesson on statistics.

• The treatment group received the same lesson with anxiety-reducing features added.

• The added features were coping messages and expressive writing prompts.

• The treatment group performed better on solving practice and retention problems.

• The treatment group reported higher perceived effort for learning.

摘要

•The control group received an online multimedia lesson on statistics.•The treatment group received the same lesson with anxiety-reducing features added.•The added features were coping messages and expressive writing prompts.•The treatment group performed better on solving practice and retention problems.•The treatment group reported higher perceived effort for learning.

论文关键词:Anxiety,Statistics learning,Computer-based learning,Multimedia instruction

论文评审过程:Received 12 February 2016, Revised 2 May 2016, Accepted 13 May 2016, Available online 25 May 2016, Version of Record 25 May 2016.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.034