Guidance increases the effectiveness of inquiry-based learning, and all six guidance types were equally effective¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In a meta-analysis of 72 randomized or quasi-experimental studies, guidance increased the positive effect of inquiry-based approaches on learning outcomes by half a standard deviation. → de Jong 2023 q2 i? The type of guidance had no significant moderation effect; all six types of guidance were equally effective regardless of specificity. → de Jong 2023 (2)

Evidence¶

de Jong 2023¶

de Jong, T., Lazonder, A. W., Chinn, C. A., Fischer, F., Gobert, J., Hmelo-Silver, C. H., Koedinger, K. R., Krajcik, J. S., Kyza, E. A., Linn, M. C., Pedaste, M., Scheiter, K., & Zacharia, Z. C. (2023). Let's talk evidence – The case for combining inquiry-based and direct instruction. Educational Research Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2023.100536

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The review reports the Lazonder and Harmsen (2016) meta-analysis of 72 randomized or quasi-experimental studies, in which "guidance increases the positive effect of inquiry-based approaches on learning outcomes by half a standard deviation." No standardized effect size value is printed for this finding.

"In a meta-analysis that included 72 studies using randomized or quasi-experimental designs, Lazonder and Harmsen (2016) similarly showed that guidance increases the positive effect of inquiry-based approaches on learning outcomes by half a standard deviation."

de Jong 2023 (2)¶

de Jong, T., Lazonder, A. W., Chinn, C. A., Fischer, F., Gobert, J., Hmelo-Silver, C. H., Koedinger, K. R., Krajcik, J. S., Kyza, E. A., Linn, M. C., Pedaste, M., Scheiter, K., & Zacharia, Z. C. (2023). Let's talk evidence – The case for combining inquiry-based and direct instruction. Educational Research Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2023.100536

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The review quotes Lazonder and Harmsen's (2016) own conclusion that "all six types of guidance, regardless of their specificity, were equally effective," with only one of the six types being direct instruction.

"The type of guidance had no significant moderation effect, meaning that all six types of guidance, regardless of their specificity, were equally effective in promoting learning outcomes."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Guidance during inquiry learning produces a medium-to-large improvement in learners' use of inquiry skills during the inquiry — related
• Guidance during inquiry learning improves post-inquiry learning outcomes (d = 0.50) — related