Aesthetic design of app interfaces and their impact on secondary students’ interest and learning

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Publikationsdatum
2022
Typ der Arbeit
Studiengang
Typ
01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
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Herausgeber:in (Körperschaft)
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Übergeordnetes Werk
Computers & Education
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Link
Reihe / Serie
Reihennummer
Jahrgang / Band
3
Ausgabe / Nummer
100075
Seiten / Dauer
1-12
Patentnummer
Verlag / Herausgebende Institution
Elsevier
Verlagsort / Veranstaltungsort
Auflage
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Abtretungsempfänger:in
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Zusammenfassung
Interest in science topics is an important prerequisite for science learning and achievement. Here, as part of a field experiment, we studied whether teenagers’ interest and learning of physics topics would be influenced by the aesthetics of a multimedia learning app. More specifically, we investigated with the example of learning about energy (types of power plants) how different interface designs of a multimedia learning app would influence aesthetic experience, interest, and learning outcome. In our study Swiss high school students (N = 108) were assigned to one of two conditions (i.e., game-style vs. industrial-style) differing in various aesthetic features. Results indicate that high-quality interfaces support learning and expressive aesthetic design features additionally foster interest in order to engage with the topic. Moreover, our findings on aesthetic experience suggest that deep perceptual processes, such as emotion and cognitive stimulation induced by interfaces, further impact interest and learning. Thus, our study gives implications for the design of interest-generating and learning-supporting science apps for teenagers and emphasizes the significance to consider aesthetic experience in future research.
Schlagwörter
aesthetic design; app interfaces; secondary student interests; secondary student learning; multimedia learning app; high school students
Fachgebiet (DDC)
003 - Systeme
Projekt
Veranstaltung
Startdatum der Ausstellung
Enddatum der Ausstellung
Startdatum der Konferenz
Enddatum der Konferenz
Datum der letzten Prüfung
ISBN
ISSN
0360-1315
Sprache
Englisch
Während FHNW Zugehörigkeit erstellt
Ja
Zukunftsfelder FHNW
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Begutachtung
Peer-Review der ganzen Publikation
Open Access-Status
Gold
Lizenz
'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/'
Zitation
RUF, Alessia, Carmen ZAHN, Doris AGOTAI, Glena ITEN und Klaus OPWIS, 2022. Aesthetic design of app interfaces and their impact on secondary students’ interest and learning. Computers & Education. 2022. Bd. 3, Nr. 100075, S. 1–12. DOI 10.1016/j.caeo.2022.100075. Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-10126