Monotony and Boredom

This study is currently in progress. It seeks to determine if monotony within the backstory of math content leads to student boredom. Click on the link below to experience this study from the student's perspective. You will be randomly assigned to either the control or experimental group, as defined below. Following the link multiple times or refreshing the preview page should allow you to experience both conditions.

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Clicking on the link above will allow you to experience this study from the student's perspective. You will be randomly assigned to either the control or experimental conditions. Follow the link multiple times or refresh the preview page to experience each condition.

Hawkins, W., Heffernan, N., Baker, R. & Heffernan, C. (in preparation) An experiment to decrease boredom. Hawkins Master thesis is here that has analysis of the first 66 students but on May 9 we noticed hundreds had now done it so we are redoing the analysis now.