Performance during the virtual pipetting lesson predicts real-life transfer test performance¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r3 · q3
Currency · newest study 2024 · checked against its sources 2026-10-21 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Students' performance during the virtual lesson positively predicted their performance on the real-life transfer test. → Klingenberg 2024

Evidence¶

Klingenberg 2024¶

Klingenberg, S., Bosse, R., Mayer, R. E., & Makransky, G. (2024). Does Embodiment in Virtual Reality Boost Learning Transfer? Testing an Immersion-Interactivity Framework. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09956-0

q3 · i? · causal · r3

In the pre-registered experiment, in-lesson performance was measured as error counts in laboratory safety, dexterity, and serial dilution accuracy during the simulation's test part. The article reports that "students’ performance during the virtual lesson predicted their real-life transfer test." No effect size or test statistic is printed in the available text.

"Additionally, students’ performance during the virtual lesson predicted their real-life transfer test."

Discussion¶

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