Effects of Nudges by Visualization of Others’ Note-Taking on In-Class Learning Behavior

Abstract

Visualizing and sharing the others’ learning behavior is one way to support note- taking. However, in-class support is insufficient for students to write what the teacher wants. This study aimed to reveal the impact of visualizing others’ note-taking on learning behavior and thinking during note-taking revision. We added an after-class visualization function to a tablet-based note-taking support system (Kondo et al., 2023) that can visualize the location of learners’ notes and highlights in real time. Twenty-one undergraduate and graduate students participated in the experiment. The questionnaire results suggested that visualizing others’ important parts promotes note-taking. In contrast, visualizing unclear parts may promote self- monitoring. On the other hand, visualizing others’ notes may be difficult to reference because learners cannot see specific descriptions. We also found that 23% of the descriptions added during the revision process were written by referring to the visualization.