Study on Task Types that Facilitate the Flow Experience

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This study considered how task type affects learners' flow experiences. A one-way analysis of variance was conducted on the average scores of task-specific flow for the six tasks after the lessons. The flow values of jigsaw, information gap, narration and problem-solving were significantly higher than those of decision-making and opinion exchange. In addition, text mining was performed to certify the differences in effect sizes. The results indicated that decision-making and opinion exchange were difficult for the participants. Furthermore, a pairwise t test was conducted between clusters after performing a hierarchical cluster analysis of the flow. The results revealed that the flow cluster significantly correlated with English learning motivation. In conclusion, task types with “closed” outcome options facilitate flow more significantly than those with “open” outcome options.