Providing key features during case comparison reduces learning time¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q3 i3 Groups with key features needed less learning time (M = 12.16 min) than groups without (M = 16.88 min), η² = 0.30. → Julia Kienzler 2023

Evidence¶

Julia Kienzler 2023¶

Julia Kienzler, Thamar Voss, Jörg Wittwer. (2023). Student teachers' conceptual knowledge of operant conditioning: How can case comparison support knowledge acquisition? Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-023-09627-7

q3 · i3 · causal · r2

ANCOVA on self-noted learning time in the randomized experiment with 181 student teachers. The printed effect size was η² = 0.30, showing more-guided comparison was more efficient.

"The learning time significantly differed as a function of the factor provision of key features: The groups with key features needed less time (M = 12.16 min) than the two groups without provided key features (M = 16.88 min), F(3, 161) = 23.10, p < .001, η2 = 0.30."

Discussion¶

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