Psychology, Learning, Technology: First International Conference, PLT 2022, Foggia, Italy, January 19–21, 2022, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science)

This open access book constitutes the refereed proceedings of 1st International Workshop on Psychology, Learning, Technology, PLT 2022, Foggia, Italy, during January 2022. The 8 full papers presented here were carefully reviewed and selected from 23 submissions. In addition, one invited paper is also included. Psychology, Learning, ad Technology Conference (PLT2022) aims to explore learning paths that incorporate digital technologies in innovative and transformative ways and the improvement of the psychological and relational life. The conference includes topics about the methodology of application of the ICT tools in psychology and education: from blended learning to the application of artificial intelligence in education; from the teaching, learning, and assessment strategies and practices to the new frontiers on Human-Computer Interaction. Preface Organization Contents Invited Paper Promoting Web-Source Evaluation and Comprehension of Conflicting Online Documents: Effects of Classroom Interventions 1 Introduction 2 Evaluation of Source Credibility and Multiple-document Comprehension 3 Types of Short-Term Intervention for Promoting Sourcing Skills and Multiple-document Comprehension 3.1 Intervention Based on Declarative Knowledge 3.2 Intervention Based on Contrasting Cases 4 The Present Study 5 Method 5.1 Participants and Design 5.2 Interventions on Source Evaluation 5.3 Application-Task Materials and Procedure 5.4 Pre-intervention Measures 5.5 Post-intervention Measures 6 Results 6.1 Preliminary Analyses 6.2 RQ1: Effectiveness of the Intervention for Source Evaluation 6.3 RQ2: Effectiveness of the Intervention for Multiple-document Comprehension 7 Discussion 8 Limitations 9 Conclusions References New Intersections Between Psychology, Learning and Technology The Motivation of Distance Learning in Universities Since Covid- 19 Outbreak 1 Introduction 1.1 Effect of Covid-19 on University Education 2 Research Methods 2.1 Search Strategy 2.2 Study Identification 2.3 Study Selection 2.4 Description of Studies 3 Results 3.1 Risk of Bias in the Selected Study 3.2 Data Analysis and Review 3.3 Motivation 4 Conclusion References Storytelling Practice in Sectors of Education, Psychology, Communication, Marketing: A Narrative Review 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Studies on Digital Storytelling 4 Objective 4.1 Overall Aim and Review Questions 5 Materials and Methods 5.1 Eligibility Criteria 5.2 Intervention and Outcomes 5.3 Search Strategy and Information Sources 5.4 Data Extraction 5.5 Data Synthesis 6 Results 6.1 Selected Studies 6.2 Methodological Quality Assessment of Included Reviews 6.3 Certainty of Evidence Assessment 6.4 Individual Studies Results 7 Discussion 8 Conclusion 9 Limitations 9.1 Implications for Digital Storytelling Practices 9.2 Implications of the Review References Problematic Use of Social Networking Sites Among Adolescents in the Czech Republic Versus Offline Risk Behaviour and Parental Control 1 Introduction 2 Theoretical Framework 3 Methodology 3.1 Aim of the Research and Research Problems 3.2 Research Tools 3.3 Research Procedure 3.4 Selection and Characteristics of the Research Sample 3.5 Research Ethics 4 Results 4.1 RQ1: Level of Problematic Use of Social Networking Sites among Adolescents in the Czech Republic 4.2 RQ2: Co-occurrence of Indicators of Problematic Social Network Use 4.3 RQ3: Level of Problematic Social Network Use Versus Sociodemographic Variables 4.4 RQ4: Predicting the Level of Problematic Social Network Use Versus Offline Risk Behaviors and Parental Control 5 Discussion 6 Research Limitations 7 Conclusions References Apps and Innovative Tools: New Opportunities for School Learning/Teaching A Project to Promote English Learning in Primary School: “An English Island®” E-learning Platform 1 Introduction 2 Learning English as Foreign Language 3 Why the “An English Island®” E-learning Platform was Created 4 Structure of the E-learning Platform “An English Island®” 5 Aims of the Study 6 Methodology and Tools 6.1 Design 6.2 Participants 6.3 Procedure 7 Conclusions References Diligo 2.0: A Pilot Study for the Use of a Mobile App to Assess School Readiness 1 Introduction 2 The Structure of the App 3 Methods 4 Results and Discussion 5 Conclusions References Robot Assistive Therapy Strategies for Children with Autism 1 Introduction 2 Objective 3 Application Field 4 Description of the Process Phases, Indicators and Monitoring 4.1 Procedure 4.2 Baseline and Follow-up Evaluation 4.3 Robot-Mediated Training 4.4 Interactive Sessions with the Robot 5 Ethical Considerations 5.1 General Ethical Aspects in the Conduction of the Study 5.2 Ethical Committee 5.3 The Informed Consent Form and Information Sheet 5.4 Data Recording and Storage 5.5 Financial Aspects 6 Conclusions References Empowering Study Attitude Educational Digital Storytelling: Empowering Students to Shape Their Future 1 Introduction 2 Educational Digital Storytelling 3 Life Design Paradigm 4 Link Between Educational Digital Storytelling and Life Design 5 NEFELE Erasmus+ Project 6 Conclusions References On the Perceptions of Online Learning Due to COVID-19 Pandemic. Case Study: University of Foggia, Italy 1 Introduction 2 Method 2.1 The Questionnaire 2.2 Briefs on Graphs 2.3 The Pairwise Markov Random Field Method 3 Results 3.1 Analysis of GQs 3.2 Analysis of Qs 3.3 Analysis of LQs 4 Conclusion References Author Index