Most learners (85%) prefer to work through error correction on their own, with proficiency moderating help use¶
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q2 i? Heift (2002) found the majority of students (85%) prefer to work through error correction on their own, accessing system-provided correct answers only occasionally. → Trude Heift 2016
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Trude Heift 2016¶
Trude Heift. (2016). Web Delivery of Adaptive and Interactive Language Tutoring: Revisited. Int J Artif Intell Educ 26:489–503. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-015-0061-0
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The commentary reports, citing Heift (2002), a study identifying learner types or personas in error-correction and help-seeking behaviour; "the majority of students (85 %) prefer to work through the error correction process on their own". No effect size is printed.
"Her study results indicate that the majority of students (85 %) prefer to work through the error correction process on their own, and to access a correct answer provided by the system only occasionally."
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Most learners (85%) prefer to work through error correction on their own, with proficiency moderating help use |
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Most learners (85%) prefer to work through error correction on their own, with proficiency moderating help use |
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