Between how it works and what it's for : an analysis of everyday explanations of a technical artifact / Lutz Terfloth ; Examiner: Prof. Dr. Carsten Schulte, Prof. Dr. Heike Buhl, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Carsten Schulte. Paderborn, 2026
Inhalt
- Danksagung
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Three Challenges of Technical Artifact Explanation
- 1.2 Central Argument and Theoretical Innovation
- 1.3 The Broader Context
- 1.4 Research Approach and Motivation
- 1.5 Dissertation Structure
- 2 Foundations of Explaining Technical Artifacts
- 2.1 The Dual-Perspective Criterion
- 2.2 The Collaborative Criterion
- 2.3 The Cognitive Criterion
- 2.4 Synthesis: The Co-Constructive Dual Nature Framework
- 3 Empirical Contributions
- 3.1 Building Block 1: Methodological Foundation
- 3.2 Building Block 2: Dual Nature in Naturalistic Explanations
- 3.3 Building Block 3: Monitoring of and Adapting to Explainees
- 3.4 Building Block 4: Influence of Dual Nature Focus on Understanding
- 4 Interpretation and Discussion
- 4.1 The Dual-Perspective Criterion
- 4.2 The Collaborative Criterion
- 4.3 The Cognitive Criterion
- 4.4 Revisiting the Research Questions
- 4.5 Implications
- 4.6 Limitations
- 4.7 Closing
- 5 Conclusion
- 5.1 Summary of Findings
- 5.2 Theoretical Contributions
- 5.3 Directions for Future Research
- 5.4 Broader Implications
- 5.5 Closing Remarks
- 6 Publications
- Bibliography
- Appendix
- A Data and Code Availability
- B Coding Manual for Content Coding
- C Transcript Examples
- C.1 Naturalistic Setting — BB2 (WP2-P2-VP05)
- C.2 A-Condition — BB4 (WP4-P2-VP31)
- C.3 R-Condition — BB4 (WP4-P2-VP64)
- C.4 AR-Condition — BB4 (WP4-P2-VP79)
- D Understanding Instrument (Building Block 4)
- D.1 Structured Interview Guide (Pilot, 2022)
- D.2 Questionnaire Version 3 — Final Version Used in Study
- E Supplementary Material by Building Block
- E.1 BB1 — Transcription in Computing Education Research
- E.2 BB2 — Adding Why to What
- E.3 BB3 — Navigating the Dual Nature
- E.4 BB4 — Bridging the Dual Nature
- F Exploratory Analyses