Confused guessers had significantly lower pre- and post-test skill scores than most other clusters, but their science learning gains were not significantly different from those of Clusters 1, 2, and 4.¶
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q2 i? Cluster 3 confused guessers (n=5) had significantly lower skill scores on both pre-test and post-test compared to most other clusters. → Gautam Biswas 2016
q2 i? Confused guessers' learning gains were not significantly different from those of students in Clusters 1, 2, and 4. → Gautam Biswas 2016
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Gautam Biswas 2016¶
Gautam Biswas, James R. Segedy, Kritya Bunchongchit. (2016). From Design to Implementation to Practice: a Learning by Teaching System: Betty's Brain. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-015-0057-9
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In the cluster comparison from the coherence-analysis classroom study, confused guessers started with lower skill scores but "their learning gains were not significantly different from the learning gains achieved by students in Clusters 1, 2, and 4." No effect size is printed, and equivalence was not tested.
"However, this disadvantage did not measurably prevent them from learning the science content; their learning gains were not significantly different from the learning gains achieved by students in Clusters 1, 2, and 4."
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Related Claims¶
- Cluster analysis of coherence metrics on 98 students revealed five distinct behavior profiles, with engaged and efficient students showing the highest reading scores and significantly higher science gains than all other clusters.
- Profiles differ in self-perceived academic skills: Engaged and Literate users report the highest problem-solving and cognitive endurance gains, while Uncritical Reliant users report the highest independent thinking — related
- More successful Betty's Brain students showed significantly higher science learning gains, more accurate causal map edits, and more contextually focused, less random activities. — related
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Confused guessers had significantly lower pre- and post-test skill scores than most other clusters, but their science learning gains were not significantly different from those of Clusters 1, 2, and 4. |
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Confused guessers had significantly lower pre- and post-test skill scores than most other clusters, but their science learning gains were not significantly different from those of Clusters 1, 2, and 4. |
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