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When reading conflicting science-related texts, rea ders may attend to cues which allow them to a... more When reading conflicting science-related texts, rea ders may attend to cues which allow them to assess plausibility. One such plausibility cue is t he use of graphs in the texts, which are regarded as typical of ‘hard science’. The goal of our study was to investigate the effects of the presence of graphs on the perceived plausibility and situation model strength for conflicting science-related texts, while including the influence of readers’ do main knowledge and their knowledge about scientific visualization conventions as potential m oderators of these effects. In an experiment mimicking web-based informal learning, 77 universit y udents read texts on controversial scientific issues which were presented with either graphs or tables. Perceived plausibility and situation model strength for each text were assesse d immediately after reading; reader variables were assessed several weeks prior to the experiment proper. The results suggest that graphs can indeed serve as plausibility c...

Einleitung: Ziel dieser Studie war es zu evaluieren, ob das Prufungsformat einer OSPE (Objective ... more Einleitung: Ziel dieser Studie war es zu evaluieren, ob das Prufungsformat einer OSPE (Objective Structured Practical Examination) durchgefuhrt im Fach Zahnerhaltungskunde (6. Fachsemester) den Studienerfolg im praktischen Teil des Staatsexamens (11. Fachsemester) im selben Fach pradiziert. Ferner sollte unter Berucksichtigung allgemeiner Angaben der StudienteilnehmerInnen (Abitursnote, Physikumsnote, Studiendauer, Kohorte und Geschlecht) analysiert werden, ob bezuglich der Gesamt- sowie Teilnoten der OSPE und der adaquaten Staatsexamensprufung Zusammenhange oder Unterschiede bestehen. Methoden: Im Rahmen dieser longitudinalen, retrospektiven Studie wurden fur einen Zeitraum von 11 Semestern prufungsbezogene Daten von Studierenden (N=223) des Fachbereichs Zahnmedizin in Frankfurt am Main erhoben und untersucht. Fur die statistische Auswertung der Daten wurden Spearman Rangkorrelationen, Partialkorrelationen, Korrelationskoeffizienten nach Pearson, und Multiple Regressionen (SPSS Sta...

Reliability and predictive validity of an OSPE in operative dentistry

Der Einfluss von Abbildungen auf das Verstehen von und Vertrauen in wissenschaftsbasierte Informationen

Psychologische Rundschau

Zusammenfassung. In der Wissenschaftskommunikation sind Abbildungen allgegenwärtig. Zumeist hande... more Zusammenfassung. In der Wissenschaftskommunikation sind Abbildungen allgegenwärtig. Zumeist handelt es sich dabei um Fotos, um beschriebene Sachverhalte zu veranschaulichen und Diagramme, um Forschungsergebnisse zu visualisieren. Somit stellt sich die Frage nach der Wirkung, die solche Abbildungen auf das Verstehen wissenschaftsbasierter Aussagen haben. Eine besondere Rolle scheint dabei dem Vertrauen in die kommunizierten Inhalte zuzukommen. Um diesen komplexen Zusammenhang zu modellieren, ist die Verzahnung von Wissenschaftskommunikation und psychologischer Forschung notwendig.

The reliability and predictive validity of a sixth-semester OSPE in conservative dentistry regarding performance on the state examination

GMS journal for medical education, 2017

Introduction: The aim of this study was to ascertain whether the testing format of an OSPE (Objec... more Introduction: The aim of this study was to ascertain whether the testing format of an OSPE (Objective Structured Practical Examination) in conservative dentistry (sixth semester) predicts the scores on the practical section of the state examination (11(th) semester) in the same subject. Taking general student profiles into consideration (score on the school-leaving exam [Abitur], score on the preliminary exam in dental medicine [Physikum], length of university study, cohorts, and sex), we also investigated if any correlations or differences exist in regard to the total and partial scores on the OSPE and the corresponding state examination. Methods: Within the scope of this longitudinal retrospective study, exam-specific data spanning 11 semesters for dental students (N=223) in Frankfurt am Main were collected and analyzed. Statistical analysis was carried out by calculating Spearman rank correlations, partial correlations, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regress...

Instructional Science, 2013

When reading conflicting science-related texts, readers may attend to cues which allow them to as... more When reading conflicting science-related texts, readers may attend to cues which allow them to assess plausibility. One such plausibility cue is the use of graphs in the texts, which are regarded as typical of 'hard science'. The goal of our study was to investigate the effects of the presence of graphs on the perceived plausibility and situation model strength for conflicting science-related texts, while including the influence of readers' amount of experience with scientific texts and graphs as a potential moderator of these effects. In an experiment mimicking web-based informal learning, 77 university students read texts on controversial scientific issues which were presented with either graphs or tables. Perceived plausibility and situation model strength for each text were assessed immediately after reading; reader variables were assessed several weeks prior to the experiment proper. The results suggest that graphs can indeed serve as plausibility cues and thus boost situation model strength for texts which contain them. This effect was mediated by the perceived plausibility of the information in the texts with graphs. However, whether readers use graphs as plausibility cues in texts with conflicting information seems to depend also on their amount of experience with scientific texts and graphs.

Instructional Science, 2013

When reading conflicting science-related texts, readers may attend to cues which allow them to as... more When reading conflicting science-related texts, readers may attend to cues which allow them to assess plausibility. One such plausibility cue is the use of graphs in the texts, which are regarded as typical of 'hard science'. The goal of our study was to investigate the effects of the presence of graphs on the perceived plausibility and situation model strength for conflicting science-related texts, while including the influence of readers' amount of experience with scientific texts and graphs as a potential moderator of these effects. In an experiment mimicking web-based informal learning, 77 university students read texts on controversial scientific issues which were presented with either graphs or tables. Perceived plausibility and situation model strength for each text were assessed immediately after reading; reader variables were assessed several weeks prior to the experiment proper. The results suggest that graphs can indeed serve as plausibility cues and thus boost situation model strength for texts which contain them. This effect was mediated by the perceived plausibility of the information in the texts with graphs. However, whether readers use graphs as plausibility cues in texts with conflicting information seems to depend also on their amount of experience with scientific texts and graphs.

When reading conflicting science-related texts, rea ders may attend to cues which allow them to a... more When reading conflicting science-related texts, rea ders may attend to cues which allow them to assess plausibility. One such plausibility cue is t he use of graphs in the texts, which are regarded as typical of ‘hard science’. The goal of our study was to investigate the effects of the presence of graphs on the perceived plausibility and situation model strength for conflicting science-related texts, while including the influence of readers’ do main knowledge and their knowledge about scientific visualization conventions as potential m oderators of these effects. In an experiment mimicking web-based informal learning, 77 universit y udents read texts on controversial scientific issues which were presented with either graphs or tables. Perceived plausibility and situation model strength for each text were assesse d immediately after reading; reader variables were assessed several weeks prior to the experiment proper. The results suggest that graphs can indeed serve as plausibility c...

Einleitung: Ziel dieser Studie war es zu evaluieren, ob das Prufungsformat einer OSPE (Objective ... more Einleitung: Ziel dieser Studie war es zu evaluieren, ob das Prufungsformat einer OSPE (Objective Structured Practical Examination) durchgefuhrt im Fach Zahnerhaltungskunde (6. Fachsemester) den Studienerfolg im praktischen Teil des Staatsexamens (11. Fachsemester) im selben Fach pradiziert. Ferner sollte unter Berucksichtigung allgemeiner Angaben der StudienteilnehmerInnen (Abitursnote, Physikumsnote, Studiendauer, Kohorte und Geschlecht) analysiert werden, ob bezuglich der Gesamt- sowie Teilnoten der OSPE und der adaquaten Staatsexamensprufung Zusammenhange oder Unterschiede bestehen. Methoden: Im Rahmen dieser longitudinalen, retrospektiven Studie wurden fur einen Zeitraum von 11 Semestern prufungsbezogene Daten von Studierenden (N=223) des Fachbereichs Zahnmedizin in Frankfurt am Main erhoben und untersucht. Fur die statistische Auswertung der Daten wurden Spearman Rangkorrelationen, Partialkorrelationen, Korrelationskoeffizienten nach Pearson, und Multiple Regressionen (SPSS Sta...

Reliability and predictive validity of an OSPE in operative dentistry

Der Einfluss von Abbildungen auf das Verstehen von und Vertrauen in wissenschaftsbasierte Informationen

Psychologische Rundschau

Zusammenfassung. In der Wissenschaftskommunikation sind Abbildungen allgegenwärtig. Zumeist hande... more Zusammenfassung. In der Wissenschaftskommunikation sind Abbildungen allgegenwärtig. Zumeist handelt es sich dabei um Fotos, um beschriebene Sachverhalte zu veranschaulichen und Diagramme, um Forschungsergebnisse zu visualisieren. Somit stellt sich die Frage nach der Wirkung, die solche Abbildungen auf das Verstehen wissenschaftsbasierter Aussagen haben. Eine besondere Rolle scheint dabei dem Vertrauen in die kommunizierten Inhalte zuzukommen. Um diesen komplexen Zusammenhang zu modellieren, ist die Verzahnung von Wissenschaftskommunikation und psychologischer Forschung notwendig.

The reliability and predictive validity of a sixth-semester OSPE in conservative dentistry regarding performance on the state examination

GMS journal for medical education, 2017

Introduction: The aim of this study was to ascertain whether the testing format of an OSPE (Objec... more Introduction: The aim of this study was to ascertain whether the testing format of an OSPE (Objective Structured Practical Examination) in conservative dentistry (sixth semester) predicts the scores on the practical section of the state examination (11(th) semester) in the same subject. Taking general student profiles into consideration (score on the school-leaving exam [Abitur], score on the preliminary exam in dental medicine [Physikum], length of university study, cohorts, and sex), we also investigated if any correlations or differences exist in regard to the total and partial scores on the OSPE and the corresponding state examination. Methods: Within the scope of this longitudinal retrospective study, exam-specific data spanning 11 semesters for dental students (N=223) in Frankfurt am Main were collected and analyzed. Statistical analysis was carried out by calculating Spearman rank correlations, partial correlations, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regress...

Instructional Science, 2013

When reading conflicting science-related texts, readers may attend to cues which allow them to as... more When reading conflicting science-related texts, readers may attend to cues which allow them to assess plausibility. One such plausibility cue is the use of graphs in the texts, which are regarded as typical of 'hard science'. The goal of our study was to investigate the effects of the presence of graphs on the perceived plausibility and situation model strength for conflicting science-related texts, while including the influence of readers' amount of experience with scientific texts and graphs as a potential moderator of these effects. In an experiment mimicking web-based informal learning, 77 university students read texts on controversial scientific issues which were presented with either graphs or tables. Perceived plausibility and situation model strength for each text were assessed immediately after reading; reader variables were assessed several weeks prior to the experiment proper. The results suggest that graphs can indeed serve as plausibility cues and thus boost situation model strength for texts which contain them. This effect was mediated by the perceived plausibility of the information in the texts with graphs. However, whether readers use graphs as plausibility cues in texts with conflicting information seems to depend also on their amount of experience with scientific texts and graphs.

Instructional Science, 2013

When reading conflicting science-related texts, readers may attend to cues which allow them to as... more When reading conflicting science-related texts, readers may attend to cues which allow them to assess plausibility. One such plausibility cue is the use of graphs in the texts, which are regarded as typical of 'hard science'. The goal of our study was to investigate the effects of the presence of graphs on the perceived plausibility and situation model strength for conflicting science-related texts, while including the influence of readers' amount of experience with scientific texts and graphs as a potential moderator of these effects. In an experiment mimicking web-based informal learning, 77 university students read texts on controversial scientific issues which were presented with either graphs or tables. Perceived plausibility and situation model strength for each text were assessed immediately after reading; reader variables were assessed several weeks prior to the experiment proper. The results suggest that graphs can indeed serve as plausibility cues and thus boost situation model strength for texts which contain them. This effect was mediated by the perceived plausibility of the information in the texts with graphs. However, whether readers use graphs as plausibility cues in texts with conflicting information seems to depend also on their amount of experience with scientific texts and graphs.