Testing or restudying with isomorphic tasks yields better delayed test performance than with identical tasks (Experiment 3)¶
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q3 i1 Participants who tested/restudied isomorphic tasks performed better on the delayed test (M=63.63%) than those who tested/restudied identical tasks (M=52.31%; ηp2=0.035). → Tamara van Gog & Liesbeth Kester & Kim Dirkx & Vincent Hoogerheide & Joris Boerboom & Peter P. J. L. Verkoeijen 2015
Evidence¶
Tamara van Gog & Liesbeth Kester & Kim Dirkx & Vincent Hoogerheide & Joris Boerboom & Peter P. J. L. Verkoeijen 2015¶
Tamara van Gog & Liesbeth Kester & Kim Dirkx & Vincent Hoogerheide & Joris Boerboom & Peter P. J. L. Verkoeijen. (2015). Testing After Worked Example Study Does Not Enhance Delayed Problem-Solving Performance Compared to Restudy. Educ Psychol Rev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-015-9297-3
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Experiment 3 delayed-test ANOVA main effect of task format: "participants who tested/restudied isomorphic tasks performed better ( M=63.63 %, SD=30.20) on the delayed test than participants who tested/restudied identical tasks (M=52 .31 %, SD=31.8 2)". The authors caution the isomorphic testing condition's somewhat higher prior knowledge may have contributed, and suggest a variability effect is possible.
"There was a significant main effect of task format, F(1,122)=4.40, p=0.038, ηp2=0.035, indicating that participants who tested/restudied isomorphic tasks performed better ( M=63.63 %, SD=30.20) on the delayed test than participants who tested/restudied identical tasks (M=52 .31 %, SD=31.8 2)"
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Testing or restudying with isomorphic tasks yields better delayed test performance than with identical tasks (Experiment 3) |
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Testing or restudying with isomorphic tasks yields better delayed test performance than with identical tasks (Experiment 3) |
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