Scaffolding effects varied by education population, with traditional learners significantly outperforming underperforming learners¶
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q3 i? The difference in effect size between traditional and underperforming learner populations was significant, z = 2.29, p < .05, with underperforming learners showing a small effect. → Belland 2017
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Belland 2017¶
Belland, B. R., Walker, A. E., Kim, N. J., & Lefler, M. (2017). Synthesizing Results From Empirical Research on Computer-Based Scaffolding in STEM Education: A Meta-Analysis. Review of Educational Research, 87(2), 309-344. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654316670999
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Moderator analysis of education population (traditional, low-income, underrepresented, high-performing, underperforming) across the 333-outcome corpus, reported with Figure 4. The article prints the traditional-vs-underperforming test as z = 2.29, p < .05, with no effect size for the difference.
"The traditional student group accounts for the largest number of outcomes, coming in just above the overall mean. The estimate for low-income learners is also relatively large. On the contrary, underperforming learners have a small effect size. The difference between traditional and underperforming was significant, z = 2.29, p < .05."
Discussion¶
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Scaffolding effects varied by education population, with traditional learners significantly outperforming underperforming learners |
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Scaffolding effects varied by education population, with traditional learners significantly outperforming underperforming learners |
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