Knowledge-test scores differed strongly between German school types, with academic-track students scoring highest¶

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q3 i3 An ANOVA revealed large differences in knowledge-test scores between school types (η2 = 0.355), with academic-track students scoring significantly higher than both other groups. → Mulders 2025

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Mulders 2025¶

Mulders, M., Träg, K. H., & Kirner, L. (2025). Go green: evaluating an XR application on biodiversity in German secondary school classrooms. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-024-09697-1

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ANOVA on the four-item VR-only knowledge test (experimental condition, 108 students, mean 4.61 of 8 points). Academic-track students (M = 6.36) outscored combined-school (M = 4.49) and high-school (M = 2.88) students; combined also beat high school (p = 0.003).

"An ANOVA revealed differences in the knowledge score between school types, F(2, 105) = 28.84; p < 0.001; η2 = 0.355. Students in the academic track high schools (M = 6.36; SD = 1.70) scored significantly higher on the knowledge test than students from the combined school group (M = 4.49, SD = 2.43; p < 0.001) and the high school group (M = 2.88, SD = 1.75; p < 0.001)."

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