Meta-analysis of 164 studies found assisted inquiry more effective than explicit instruction¶
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q3 i? A meta-analysis of 164 studies found assisted inquiry outperformed explicit instruction involving lectures, models, and demonstrations. → Ton de Jong 2024
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Ton de Jong 2024¶
Ton de Jong, Ard W. Lazonder, Clark A. Chinn, Frank Fischer, Janice Gobert, Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver, Ken R. Koedinger, Joseph S. Krajcik, Eleni A. Kyza, Marcia C. Linn, Margus Pedaste, Katharina Scheiter, Zacharias C. Zacharia. (2024). Beyond inquiry or direct instruction: Pressing issues for designing impactful science learning opportunities. Educational Research Review, 44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2024.100623
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This synthesis claim, cited as the review attributes it, is a meta-analysis of "164 studies" in which "assisted inquiry is more effective than explicit instruction" defined as formal lectures, models, demonstrations, and structured problem solving. No pooled effect size is printed here.
"Exemplary is the work by Alfieri et al. (2011), already reported in our 2023 paper, who performed a meta-analysis of 164 studies and found that assisted inquiry is more effective than explicit instruction involving"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Minimally guided or unguided inquiry is less effective than explicit instruction, while adequately guided inquiry outperforms expository instruction (review attribution to Alfieri et al., 2011) — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Minimal guidance is less effective for novices than explicit instruction — related
- Instructional approaches that include inquiry learning are more effective than direct instruction for acquiring conceptual knowledge, per the review's synthesis of meta-analyses — a broader claim this one bears on
- Guidance during inquiry learning improves post-inquiry learning outcomes (d = 0.50) — related
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Meta-analysis of 164 studies found assisted inquiry more effective than explicit instruction |
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Meta-analysis of 164 studies found assisted inquiry more effective than explicit instruction |
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