EDI qualitatively outperformed DI on MMA normalized gain, though both groups' gains were in the low category¶

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q2 i? The experimental group's MMA normalized gain was higher than the control group's, which the authors describe as EDI qualitatively outperforming DI, while both gains remained in the low category. → Mansyur 2016

Evidence¶

Mansyur 2016¶

Mansyur, J., & Darsikin. (2016). Enhancing Direct Instruction on Introductory Physics for Supporting Students' Mental-Modeling Ability. International Education Studies, 9(6). https://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v9n6p32

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MMA rubric scoring of pretest and posttest answers (Table 8) for the EDI group (n = 34) and DI group (n = 30). The article reports an increase of MMA score in both groups with N-gain in "a low category", and a qualitative difference favoring the experimental group.

"Table 8 shows that there is an increase of MMA score of both groups, but N-gain (< gmma>) is a low category. Qualitatively, there is a difference of between the experimental and the control group."

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