Using sequence clustering to unveil students' learning strategies and explore the relationship with cognitive load

Ching Hsiang Kang, Anna Y.Q. Huang, Owen H.T. Lu, Bin Shyan Jong, Irene Y.L. Chen, Stephen J.H. Yang

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Abstract

The generation of learning strategies is related to students' cognitive abilities, and students with similar cognitive abilities tend to adopt similar learning strategies. This study conducted an experiment of a system programming course with 113 college students and collected logs from a learning management system. There are five learning strategies that can be identified through sequence clustering analysis, they are comprehensive video-oriented learning, comprehensive slide-oriented learning, offline learning, selective learning, and reflective learning. Among the five learning strategies, selective learning strategy is positively correlated with students' cognitive load, which can be explored that these students make practice of quiz without reading learning materials, and tend to select unfamiliar concepts to read based on quiz results. Students who use selective learning strategy are referred to as incomprehensive learners, and the selective learning strategy prone to increase students' cognitive load due to overflying unclear and segmented information.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICCE 2020 - 28th International Conference on Computers in Education, Proceedings
EditorsHyo-Jeong So, Ma. Mercedes Rodrigo, Jon Mason, Antonija Mitrovic, Daniel Bodemer, Weichao Chen, Zhi-Hong Chen, Brendan Flanagan, Marc Jansen, Roger Nkambou, Longkai Wu
PublisherAsia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
Pages267-271
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9789869721455
StatePublished - 23 Nov 2020
Event28th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2020 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 23 Nov 202027 Nov 2020

Publication series

NameICCE 2020 - 28th International Conference on Computers in Education, Proceedings
Volume1

Conference

Conference28th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2020
CityVirtual, Online
Period23/11/2027/11/20

Keywords

  • Cognitive Load
  • Learning Strategies
  • Sequence Clustering

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