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Reviews of cognitive conflict interventions find benefits that are typically smaller than expected, with no measurable benefit in the majority of studies.

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q1 i? Limón's (2001) review found cognitive conflict benefits typically smaller than expected and no measurable benefit in most studies. → Ramsburg 2015

Evidence

Ramsburg 2015

Ramsburg, J. T., & Ohlsson, S. (2015). Category Change in the Absence of Cognitive Conflict. https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Category+Change+in+the+Absence+of+Cognitive+Conflict%22

q1 · i? · causal · r?

Narrative review evidence: the article reports Limón's (2001) review of the cognitive conflict strategy, quoting her conclusion that "the most outstanding result of the studies using the cognitive conflict strategy is the lack of efficacy for students to achieve a strong restructuring". The review's studies were not read directly.

"She found that although there are cases in which inducing a cognitive conflict produces positive benefits, those benefits are typically smaller than expected or desired, and in the majority of studies there is no measurable benefit from the cognitive conflict intervention."

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type claim
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title Reviews of cognitive conflict interventions find benefits that are typically smaller than expected, with no measurable benefit in the majority of studies.
description Reviews of cognitive conflict interventions find benefits that are typically smaller than expected, with no measurable benefit in the majority of studies.
status review
evidence_strength weak
newest_evidence 2015
generated by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-23
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