Abstract:
As institutions of higher education increasingly utilize online learning management systems, college students are asked to submit more assignments online. Under this regi...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
As institutions of higher education increasingly utilize online learning management systems, college students are asked to submit more assignments online. Under this regime, when most assignments are posted and submitted online, it is possible to know if a student is missing a submission for an imminent deadline, and to intervene proactively to reduce missed assignments and improve student outcomes. Toward this goal, we designed and evaluated a scalable targeted intervention: a mobile app that would deploy push notifications when students were missing submissions for assignments with imminent deadlines. Results from two experimental pilots demonstrate that this intervention system significantly decreased missed assignments compared with control notifications about instructor announcements to the class (in Experiment 1), and improved assignment adherence and course grades compared with courses that were not using the app (in Experiment 2). In this article, we discuss the benefits and theoretical implications of this behavioral guide rail, a purely informative proactive intervention to mitigate risk in advance of a negative outcome.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies ( Volume: 14, Issue: 2, 01 April 2021)
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and the eLearning Research and Practice Lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Benjamin A. Motz is currently a Research Scientist with the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and the Director of the eLearning Research and Practice Lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA. His research interests include the relationships between cognitive theories of human learning, psychological theories of student engagement, and what goes on in college classes.
Benjamin A. Motz is currently a Research Scientist with the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and the Director of the eLearning Research and Practice Lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA. His research interests include the relationships between cognitive theories of human learning, psychological theories of student engagement, and what goes on in college classes.View more
eLearning Design and Services, University Information Technology Services, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Matthew G. Mallon is currently a Senior Online Instructional Developer with the eLearning Design and Services, University Information Technology Services (UITS), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Matthew G. Mallon is currently a Senior Online Instructional Developer with the eLearning Design and Services, University Information Technology Services (UITS), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.View more
eLearning Research and Practice Lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Joshua D. Quick is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in learning sciences and principal learning data analyst with the eLearning Research and Practice Lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
His research interests include the development of theoretically informed learning analytic measurements and designs and how these tools are made sense of in educational and disciplinary practice.
Joshua D. Quick is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in learning sciences and principal learning data analyst with the eLearning Research and Practice Lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
His research interests include the development of theoretically informed learning analytic measurements and designs and how these tools are made sense of in educational and disciplinary practice.View more
Contents Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and the eLearning Research and Practice Lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Benjamin A. Motz is currently a Research Scientist with the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and the Director of the eLearning Research and Practice Lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA. His research interests include the relationships between cognitive theories of human learning, psychological theories of student engagement, and what goes on in college classes.
Benjamin A. Motz is currently a Research Scientist with the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and the Director of the eLearning Research and Practice Lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA. His research interests include the relationships between cognitive theories of human learning, psychological theories of student engagement, and what goes on in college classes.View more
eLearning Design and Services, University Information Technology Services, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Matthew G. Mallon is currently a Senior Online Instructional Developer with the eLearning Design and Services, University Information Technology Services (UITS), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Matthew G. Mallon is currently a Senior Online Instructional Developer with the eLearning Design and Services, University Information Technology Services (UITS), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.View more
eLearning Research and Practice Lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Joshua D. Quick is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in learning sciences and principal learning data analyst with the eLearning Research and Practice Lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
His research interests include the development of theoretically informed learning analytic measurements and designs and how these tools are made sense of in educational and disciplinary practice.
Joshua D. Quick is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in learning sciences and principal learning data analyst with the eLearning Research and Practice Lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
His research interests include the development of theoretically informed learning analytic measurements and designs and how these tools are made sense of in educational and disciplinary practice.View more