Research output

Research output per year 1994 2021

• 64 Article
• 26 Conference contribution
• 13 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
• 5 Chapter
• 8 More
  • 5 Review article
  • 1 Book
  • 1 Foreword/postscript
  • 1 Editorial

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2021

  Detecting patterns of engagement in a digital cognitive skills training game

  Ober, T. M., Brenner, C. J., Olsen, A., Homer, B. D. & Plass, J. L., May 2021, In: Computers and Education. 165, 104144.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • course of training 100%
  • class membership 99%
  • Students 87%
  • time 74%
  • grouping 68%

• Including Medical Footage and Emotional Content in Organ Donation Educational Videos for Latinx Viewers

  Wall, S. P., Castillo, P., Shuchat Shaw, F., Norman, E., Martinez-Lopez, N., Lopez-Rios, M., Paulino, H., Homer, B., Plass, J. L. & Ravenell, J. E., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Health Education and Behavior.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Organ Donation 100%
  • organ donation 87%
  • Footage 81%
  • Tissue and Organ Procurement 80%
  • Viewer 56%
• 2020

  Emotional design for digital games for learning: The effect of expression, color, shape, and dimensionality on the affective quality of game characters

  Plass, J. L., Homer, B. D., MacNamara, A., Ober, T., Rose, M. C., Pawar, S., Hovey, C. M. & Olsen, A., Dec 2020, In: Learning and Instruction. 70, 101194.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Color 100%
  • Learning 88%
  • emotion 87%
  • Emotions 71%
  • learning 41%

• Toward a taxonomy of adaptivity for learning

  Plass, J. L. & Pawar, S., Jul 2 2020, In: Journal of Research on Technology in Education. 52, 3, p. 275-300 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • personalization 100%
  • Taxonomies 94%
  • taxonomy 86%
  • Macros 81%
  • macro level 45%
• 2019

  Activating adolescents’ “hot” executive functions in a digital game to train cognitive skills: The effects of age and prior abilities

  Homer, B. D., Plass, J. L., Rose, M. C., MacNamara, A. P., Pawar, S. & Ober, T. M., Jan 1 2019, In: Cognitive Development. 49, p. 20-32 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Executive Function 100%
  • Aptitude 65%
  • adolescent 56%
  • adolescence 17%
  • Arousal 10%

• Distinguishing Direct and Indirect Effects of Executive Functions on Reading Comprehension in Adolescents

  Ober, T. M., Brooks, P. J., Plass, J. L. & Homer, B. D., Aug 18 2019, In: Reading Psychology. 40, 6, p. 551-581 31 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Executive Function 100%
  • Reading Comprehension 98%
  • Text Recall 91%
  • Task Switching 65%
  • Reading 63%

• Speed Versus Accuracy: Implications of Adolescents' Neurocognitive Developments in a Digital Game to Train Executive Functions

  Homer, B. D., Ober, T. M., Rose, M. C., MacNamara, A., Mayer, R. E. & Plass, J. L., Feb 1 2019, In: Mind, Brain, and Education. 13, 1, p. 41-52 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Adolescent Development 100%
  • Executive Function 74%
  • adolescent 42%
  • Efficiency 13%
  • Psychological Inhibition 9%

• The effect of adaptive difficulty adjustment on the effectiveness of a game to develop executive function skills for learners of different ages

  Plass, J. L., Homer, B. D., Pawar, S., Brenner, C. & MacNamara, A. P., Jan 1 2019, In: Cognitive Development. 49, p. 56-67 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Executive Function 100%
  • adolescent 56%
  • data analysis 18%
  • trend 11%
  • performance 11%
• 2018

  Designing digital badges for educational games: The impact of badge type on student motivation and learning

  Biles, M. L., Plass, J. L. & Homer, B. D., Oct 1 2018, In: International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations. 10, 4, p. 1-19 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Students 100%
  • Geometry 27%

• Digital game-based education for Syrian refugee children: Project Hope

  Sirin, S., Plass, J. L., Homer, B. D., Vatanartiran, S. & Tsai, T., Jan 2 2018, In: Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies. 13, 1, p. 7-18 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Refugees 100%
  • Hope 92%
  • refugee 68%
  • Education 51%
  • Turkey 43%

• Improving high school students' executive functions through digital game play

  Homer, B. D., Plass, J. L., Raffaele, C., Ober, T. M. & Ali, A., Feb 2018, In: Computers and Education. 117, p. 50-58 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Students 100%
  • computer game 33%
  • student 33%
  • performance 15%
  • evidence 14%

• Visualizing log-file data from a game using timed word trees

  Ribeiro, P. C., Biles, M. L., Lang, C., Silva, C. & Plass, J. L., Jul 2018, In: Information Visualization. 17, 3, p. 183-195 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Geometry 100%
  • Data visualization 62%
  • Education 46%
  • Acoustic waves 43%
• 2017

  Learning executive function skills by playing focused video games

  Parong, J., Mayer, R. E., Fiorella, L., MacNamara, A., Homer, B. D. & Plass, J. L., Oct 1 2017, In: Contemporary Educational Psychology. 51, p. 141-151 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Video Games 100%
  • Executive Function 78%
  • computer game 74%
  • Learning 55%
  • Students 53%
• 2016

  Emotional engagement, social interactions, and the development of an afterschool game design curriculum

  Kwah, H., Milne, C., Tsai, T., Goldman, R. & Plass, J. L., Sep 1 2016, In: Cultural Studies of Science Education. 11, 3, p. 713-740 28 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Curriculum Design 100%
  • Social Interaction 61%
  • Emotion 46%
  • emotion 43%
  • Curriculum 38%

• Interplay of prior knowledge, self-regulation and motivation in complex multimedia learning environments

  Song, H. S., Kalet, A. L. & Plass, J. L., Feb 1 2016, In: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 32, 1, p. 31-50 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • self-regulation 100%
  • multimedia 93%
  • Students 77%
  • learning environment 76%
  • knowledge 68%
• 2015

  Emotional design and positive emotions in multimedia learning: An eyetracking study on the use of anthropomorphisms

  Park, B., Knörzer, L., Plass, J. L. & Brünken, R., Aug 2015, In: Computers and Education. 86, p. 30-42 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • multimedia 100%
  • emotion 81%
  • Design of experiments 52%
  • learning environment 41%
  • learning 38%

• Foundations of Game-Based Learning

  Plass, J. L., Homer, B. D. & Kinzer, C. K., Oct 2 2015, In: Educational Psychologist. 50, 4, p. 258-283 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Learning 100%
  • learning 46%
  • Empirical Research 22%
  • learning theory 21%
  • Foster Home Care 20%
• 2014

  Click versus drag: User-performed tasks and the enactment effect in an interactive multimedia environment

  Schwartz, R. N. & Plass, J. L., Apr 2014, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 33, p. 242-255 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Multimedia 100%
  • Enactment 76%
  • Drag 65%
  • multimedia 64%
  • Learning 40%

• Emotional design in multimedia learning: Effects of shape and color on affect and learning

  Plass, J. L., Heidig, S., Hayward, E. O., Homer, B. D. & Um, E., Feb 2014, In: Learning and Instruction. 29, p. 128-140 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Multimedia 100%
  • learning success 80%
  • multimedia 64%
  • Color 60%
  • Emotions 57%

• Learning from multiple representations: An examination of fixation patterns in a science simulation

  Okeefe, P. A., Letourneau, S. M., Homer, B. D., Schwartz, R. N. & Plass, J. L., Jun 2014, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 35, p. 234-242 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Fixation 100%
  • Gas 93%
  • Gases 83%
  • Learning 72%
  • Simulation 66%

• Level of interactivity and executive functions as predictors of learning in computer-based chemistry simulations

  Homer, B. D. & Plass, J. L., Jul 2014, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 36, p. 365-375 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Executive Function 100%
  • Psychology Transfer 84%
  • Interactivity 82%
  • interactive media 75%
  • chemistry 63%

• Moved to learn: The effects of interactivity in a Kinect-based literacy game for beginning readers

  Homer, B. D., Kinzer, C. K., Plass, J. L., Letourneau, S. M., Hoffman, D., Bromley, M., Hayward, E. O., Turkay, S. & Kornak, Y., May 2014, In: Computers and Education. 74, p. 37-49 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • interactive media 100%
  • Decoding 80%
  • literacy 65%
  • vocabulary 15%
  • Group 11%

• The cognitive impact of interactive design features for learning complex materials in medical education

  Song, H. S., Pusic, M., Nick, M. W., Sarpel, U., Plass, J. L. & Kalet, A. L., 2014, In: Computers and Education. 71, p. 198-205 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Medical education 100%
  • interactive media 35%
  • Students 33%
  • manipulation 30%
  • stroke 26%
• 2013

  A Game Mechanics Approach to Learning and Assessment in Games for Learning

  Homer, B. D., Plass, J., Kinzer, C. K. & Perlin, K., 2013, Advanced Distributed Learning Newsletter.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

• Factors influencing medical student attrition and their implications in a large multi-center randomized education trial

  Kalet, A., Ellaway, R. H., Song, H. S., Nick, M., Sarpel, U., Hopkins, M. A., Hill, J., Plass, J. L. & Pusic, M. V., Aug 2013, In: Advances in Health Sciences Education. 18, 3, p. 439-450 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • education center 100%
  • medical student 74%
  • self-regulation 39%
  • medical examiner 27%
  • institutional factors 23%

• The impact of individual, competitive, and collaborative mathematics game play on learning, performance, and motivation

  Plass, J. L., O'Keefe, P. A., Homer, B. D., Case, J., Hayward, E. O., Stein, M. & Perlin, K., Nov 2013, In: Journal of Educational Psychology. 105, 4, p. 1050-1066 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mathematics 100%
  • learning motivation 88%
  • learning performance 85%
  • Motivation 62%
  • Learning 56%
• 2012

  Emotional Design in Multimedia Learning

  Um, E. R., Plass, J. L., Hayward, E. O. & Homer, B. D., May 2012, In: Journal of Educational Psychology. 104, 2, p. 485-498 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Multimedia 100%
  • multimedia 64%
  • Emotions 57%
  • Learning 53%
  • emotion 53%

• Gender and player characteristics in video game play of preadolescents

  Homer, B. D., Hayward, E. O., Frye, J. & Plass, J. L., Sep 2012, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 28, 5, p. 1782-1789 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Preadolescents 100%
  • Video Games 71%
  • computer game 52%
  • Players 48%
  • gender 26%

• Investigating the effectiveness of computer simulations for chemistry learning

  Plass, J. L., Milne, C., Homer, B. D., Schwartz, R. N., Hayward, E. O., Jordan, T., Verkuilen, J., Ng, F., Wang, Y. & Barrientos, J., Mar 2012, In: Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 49, 3, p. 394-419 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • computer simulation 100%
  • chemistry 76%
  • classroom 34%
  • learning 29%
  • chemistry teacher 28%

• Just enough, but not too much interactivity leads to better clinical skills performance after a computer assisted learning module

  Kalet, A. L., Song, H. S., Sarpel, U., Schwartz, R., Brenner, J., Ark, T. K. & Plass, J., Oct 2012, In: Medical Teacher. 34, 10, p. 833-839 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • interactive media 100%
  • performance 43%
  • learning 32%
  • knowledge 30%
  • instruction 29%

• Optimizing educational video through comparative trials in clinical environments

  Aronson, I. D., Plass, J. L. & Bania, T. C., Jun 2012, In: Educational Technology Research and Development. 60, 3, p. 469-482 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • video 100%
  • public health 28%
  • Healthcare Providers 22%
  • educational theory 22%
  • health promotion 17%

• Video Games and the Future of Learning

  Plass, J., Biles, M., Frye, J. & Huang, T. T., Apr 2012, Connect: Information Technology.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
• 2011

  Assessing medical students' self-regulation as aptitude in computer-based learning

  Song, H. S., Kalet, A. L. & Plass, J. L., Mar 2011, In: Advances in Health Sciences Education. 16, 1, p. 97-107 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • aptitude 100%
  • self-regulation 87%
  • medical student 83%
  • learning 31%
  • first-year student 13%

• Design guidelines for Classroom Multiplayer Presential Games (CMPG)

  Villalta, M., Gajardo, I., Nussbaum, M., Andreu, J. J., Echeverría, A. & Plass, J. L., Nov 2011, In: Computers and Education. 57, 3, p. 2039-2053 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • classroom 100%
  • holism 64%
  • learning 48%
  • methodology 48%
  • mechanic 47%

• Preimplementation predictors of website use: Preliminary findings from the SCORE portal pilot study

  Schmitz, C. C., Risucci, D., Plass, J., Jones, A. & Darosa, D. A., Jan 2011, In: American Journal of Surgery. 201, 1, p. 7-15 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Curriculum 100%
  • Learning 37%
  • Internet Access 36%
  • Teaching 22%
  • Education 16%
• 2010

  Expertise reversal for iconic representations in science visualizations

  Homer, B. D. & Plass, J. L., 2010, In: Instructional Science. 38, 3, p. 259-276 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • visualization 100%
  • expertise 77%
  • knowledge 68%
  • Students 49%
  • cognitive development 35%

• Interactivity in multimedia learning: An integrated model

  Domagk, S., Schwartz, R. N. & Plass, J. L., Sep 2010, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 26, 5, p. 1024-1033 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Multimedia 73%
  • Interactivity 61%
  • interactive media 56%
  • multimedia 47%
  • Learning 39%
• 2009

  Design factors for effective science simulations: Representation of information

  Plass, J. L., Homer, B. D., Milne, C., Jordan, T., Kalyuga, S., Kim, M. & Lee, H., 2009, In: International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations. 1, 1, p. 16-35 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Students 100%
  • Scaffolds 80%
  • Education 57%
  • Experiments 24%

• Using Cognitive Load Theory to Improve Teaching and Learning of Surgery

  Plass, J., Jul 2009, In: Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Residency Assistance Page

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2008

  Expertise reversal effects: Can we hurt our learners with poorly designed or targeted web-module instruction?

  Song, H., Kalet, A. & Plass, J., 2008, In: Journal of General Internal Medicine. 23, p. 301

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• The effects of video on cognitive load and social presence in multimedia-learning

  Homer, B. D., Plass, J. L. & Blake, L., May 2008, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 24, 3, p. 786-797 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cognitive Load 76%
  • Multimedia 73%
  • multimedia 47%
  • video 40%
  • Students 39%

• Understanding learning strategies of medical students associated with better academic achievement.

  Song, H., Kalet, A., Ort, V. M., Horchberg, M. & Plass, J., 2008, In: Internal Medicine. 23, p. 429-430

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2006

  CREATE: A Consortium for Interdisciplinary Research on Technology and Education

  Plass, J., Homer, B. D., Jordan, T., Milne, C. & deHaan, J., 2006, Connect: Information Technology.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

• Optimizing cognitive load for learning from computer-based science simulations

  Lee, H., Plass, J. L. & Homer, B. D., Nov 2006, In: Journal of Educational Psychology. 98, 4, p. 902-913 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Data Display 100%
  • Psychology Transfer 80%
  • Computer Simulation 65%
  • Gases 58%
  • Learning 50%
• 2005

  Aktuelle Trends in der Forschung zu Hypertext- und Hypermediasystemen: Diskussion der Beiträge in diesem Themenheft

  Plass, J. L., Apr 2005, In: Zeitschrift fur Padagogische Psychologie. 19, 1-2, p. 77-83 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Hypermedia 100%
  • hypermedia 72%
  • hypertext 71%
  • Learning 43%
  • trend 28%

• Intelligence assessment with computer simulations

  Kröner, S., Plass, J. L. & Leutner, D., Jul 2005, In: Intelligence. 33, 4, p. 347-368 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • computer simulation 100%
  • Computer Simulation 95%
  • Intelligence 92%
  • Simulation 46%
  • intelligence 34%

• The function of annotations in the comprehension of scientific texts: Cognitive load effects and the impact of verbal ability

  Wallen, E., Plass, J. L. & Brünken, R., 2005, In: Educational Technology Research and Development. 53, 3, p. 59-71 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • comprehension 100%
  • learning 43%
  • performance 39%
  • knowledge 27%
  • student 21%
• 2004

  Assessment of cognitive load in multimedia learning with dual-task methodology: Auditory load and modality effects

  Brünken, R., Plass, J. L. & Leutner, D., 2004, In: Instructional Science. 32, 1-2, p. 115-132 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Multimedia 100%
  • multimedia 64%
  • Learning 53%
  • methodology 37%
  • Verbal Learning 32%
• 2003

  Cognitive load in reading a foreign language text with multimedia aids and the influence of verbal and spatial abilities

  Plass, J. L., Chun, D. M., Mayer, R. E. & Leutner, D., Mar 2003, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 19, 2, p. 221-243 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Spatial Ability 100%
  • Verbal Ability 96%
  • Cognitive Load 89%
  • Multimedia 85%
  • Spatial Navigation 81%

• Direct measurement of cognitive load in multimedia learning

  Brünken, R., Plass, J. L. & Leutner, D., 2003, In: Educational Psychologist. 38, 1, p. 53-61 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Multimedia 100%
  • multimedia 64%
  • Learning 53%
  • instruction 30%
  • cognitive theory 26%