Introduction
Literature review
Information avoidance
Information avoidance and reading behavior
Group work
Method
Research purpose
Information avoidance in reading behavior
Marking behavior
Two-step grouping method
Grouping by the k-means algorithm
Grouping by genetic algorithm
Experiment
E-book system
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Experiment design
Experiment name | Participating group | Date | The number of students |
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Preliminary experiment | Experimental group | 2022.11.17 | 14 |
Control group | 2022.12.21 | 19 | |
Main experiment | Experimental group | 2022.12.22 | 14 |
Control group | 2022.12.21 | 19 |
Minutes | Graduate students of a university in Japan (N = 33) | ||
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Experimental group (N = 14) | Control group (N = 19) | ||
Preliminary experiment | 10 | Introduction to reading task, pre-test | |
15–20 | Students read the materials using e-book | ||
10 | Post-test and questionnaire | ||
Main experiment | 10 | Introduction to reading task, pre-test and pre-questionnaire | |
15–20 | Students read the materials using the e-book | ||
15–20 | Discuss in a group which is grouping by the two-step grouping method | Discuss in a group which is grouping by random | |
10 | Post-test and questionnaire |
Evaluate information avoidance
Test and questionnaire
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Example of pre-test What is the computational setup method of the early computer (ENIAC)?A.By changing the electronic componentB.By changing the hard diskC.By changing the cableD.I don’t know
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Example of post-test Where can the result of the calculation be stored? A. Memory B. CPU C. Hard disk If your answer to this question is wrong, please explain why.A.I don’t think I did anything wrongB.I didn’t see it (the part related to the question)C.Missed judgmentD.I forgot itE.Other
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Example of Likert-scale question in the questionnaire. Are you good at reading? Please answer on a scale from 1 to 5 Yes 1———2———3———4———5 No
Data collection and analysis
Results
Preliminary experiment
Log data | Students | Number of groups | Students in a group |
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437 | 14 | 24 | 3 or 4 |
Analysis of students’ reading experience
Variable | N | Mean | SD | t value | df |
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Read articles | |||||
Experimental group | 14 | 2.71 | 0.91 | 0.09 | 30.12 |
Control group | 19 | 2.68 | 1.06 | ||
Proficient in reading articles | |||||
Experimental group | 14 | 2.36 | 1.15 | − 0.61 | 22.64 |
Control group | 19 | 2.58 | 0.84 |
Analysis of information avoidance
Variable | N | Mean | SD | t value | df |
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Skipped | |||||
Experimental group | 14 | 0.57 | 0.76 | − 2.24* | 22.92 |
Control group | 19 | 1.84 | 2.32 | ||
Missed judgment | |||||
Experimental group | 14 | 0.21 | 0.43 | − 2.06 | 25.9 |
Control group | 19 | 0.74 | 0.99 |
Analysis of learning achievement
Variable | N | Mean | SD | t value | df |
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Pre-test | |||||
Experimental group | 14 | 4.78 | 1.31 | − 3.23* | 29.82 |
Control group | 19 | 3.21 | 1.47 | ||
Post-test | |||||
Experimental group | 14 | 6.64 | 1.28 | − 3.54* | 30.26 |
Control group | 19 | 4.58 | 2.06 | ||
Growth | |||||
Experimental group | 14 | 1.86 | 1.56 | − 0.82 | 30.40 |
Control group | 19 | 1.37 | 1.86 |
Variable | N | Mean | SD | t value | df |
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Experimental-group | |||||
Pre-test | 14 | 4.78 | 1.31 | − 4.45* | 13 |
Post-test | 14 | 6.64 | 1.28 | ||
Control group | |||||
Pre-test | 19 | 3.21 | 1.47 | − 3.20* | 18 |
Post-test | 19 | 4.58 | 2.06 |
Analysis of group discussion satisfaction
Variable | N | Mean | SD | t value | df |
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Pre-questionnaire | |||||
Experimental group | 14 | 3.57 | 0.85 | − 0.45 | 30.89 |
Control group | 19 | 3.74 | 1.24 | ||
Post-questionnaire | |||||
Experimental group | 14 | 3.71 | 0.83 | − 2.61* | 28.6 |
Control group | 19 | 2.95 | 0.85 |
Analysis of reading attitude
Variable | N | Mean | SD | t value | df |
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Pre-questionnaire | |||||
Experimental group | 14 | 3.21 | 0.97 | 0.14 | 30.89 |
Control group | 19 | 3.16 | 1.26 | ||
Post-questionnaire | |||||
Experimental group | 14 | 3.43 | 1.02 | − 1.32 | 21.5 |
Control group | 19 | 3.84 | 0.69 |
Variable | N | Mean | SD | t value | df |
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Total of marked related test | |||||
Experimental group | 14 | 5.36 | 2.13 | 0.77 | 29.70 |
Control group | 19 | 4.58 | 3.66 | ||
Marker and answer correct | |||||
Experimental group | 14 | 3.07 | 2.37 | − 3.08** | 22.28 |
Control group | 19 | 0.79 | 1.68 | ||
No marker & answer correct | |||||
Experimental group | 14 | 2.43 | 1.87 | − 1.04 | 28.51 |
Control group | 19 | 1.74 | 1.91 |