A small randomized controlled study found adaptive problem selection improved learning compared with random problem selection¶

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q2 i? Adaptive selection of problems within a knowledge unit resulted in improved learning relative to a control condition where problems were randomly selected. → Arroyo 2014

Evidence¶

Arroyo 2014¶

Arroyo, I., Woolf, B. P., Burelson, W., Muldner, K., Rai, D., & Tai, M. (2014). A Multimedia Adaptive Tutoring System for Mathematics that Addresses Cognition, Metacognition and Affect. Int J Artif Intell Educ 24:387–426. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-014-0023-y

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The article cites a small randomized controlled study (Arroyo et al. 2010b) comparing EBT adaptive problem selection against random selection within a knowledge unit, reporting "improved learning" for the adaptive condition. No sample size or effect size is printed in this article.

"A small randomized controlled study provided evidence that the adaptive problem selection results in improved learning, compared with a control condition where problems were randomly selected (Arroyo et al. 2010b) within the knowledge unit."

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