Patterns are an established didactical format to convey practical knowledge. On the platform e-teaching.org, patterns are used to describe examples of hybrid learning spaces, i.e., the systematic linking of physical and digital learning environments in which teaching and learning scenarios can be implemented at universities. The study exploratively tests the impact of the degree of abstraction in the patterns on text understanding, topic interest and motivation to apply the hybrid learning space. In addition, based on the construal level theory (Trope & Liberman, 2010), it is assumed that abstract (vs. concrete) descriptions of practical examples will lead to a higher (vs. a lower) degree of psychological distance (temporal, spacial, social, and hypothetical). Participants will be randomly allocated to one of two conditions (abstract vs. concrete) and read a practical example of hybrid learning spaces. Text understanding, topic interest, psychological distance, usability reflection, self-efficacy measures and intentions to apply the practical example will be assessed with questionnaires. In case the sample size allows an additional between subject factor (= 200 participants), a second practical example will be included in order to rule out any effects that only occur due to the topic. Topic interest will additionally be assessed with the subsequent browsing behavior at the end of the questionnaire. The data will contribute to the improvement of the writing style in didactical patterns.

Dataset A: Experiment on inverse conferences (SPSS and CSV files) Dataset B: Experiment on aural videoexams (SPSS and CSV files) Codebooks on Dataset A and B