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05-05-2021 | Original research

Examining the Primacy and Recency Effect on Learning Effectiveness with the Application of Interactive Response Systems (Irs)

Authors: Ying-Jung Yvonne Yeh, Min-Hung Chen

Published in: Technology, Knowledge and Learning | Issue 3/2022

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Abstract

This study first examined the factors that enhance learning effectiveness and student satisfaction when an interactive response system (IRS) is introduced to a financial planning course. Second, we examined the influence of the initial experience of using an IRS on subsequent learning results. A total of 217 financial practitioners participated in a three-session financial course. During the course, the instructor interacted with the participants using the IRS. Participants were asked to use the smartphone-based IRS to interact with their instructor, and they were requested to complete two tests (a pretest and a posttest) and a satisfaction survey after each session. Participation data were directly imported into the UMU system for statistical analysis. The results indicated that task–technology fit (TTF) and instructor ability were predictors of learning effectiveness and student satisfaction. The perception of TTF in the first session had a positive effect on the cognitive results in the subsequent stages, which was the primacy effect. Moreover, a recency effect was observed in the affective results, meaning that the influence of the perception of TTF and instructor ability in the concurrent session on student satisfaction was stronger than the influence of previous experiences. Research and practical implications are presented to conclude the paper.

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Footnotes
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Student satisfaction was evaluated three times. SS1, SS2, and SS3 refer to the student satisfaction during the first, second, and third session, respectively. The posttest was administered three times, with the results referred to as Posttest1, Posttest2, and Posttest3 in the following discussion.
 
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Title
Examining the Primacy and Recency Effect on Learning Effectiveness with the Application of Interactive Response Systems (Irs)
Authors
Ying-Jung Yvonne Yeh
Min-Hung Chen
Publication date
05-05-2021
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Technology, Knowledge and Learning / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 2211-1662
Electronic ISSN: 2211-1670
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10758-021-09521-6

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