For learners with low prior knowledge, adaptable scaffolding shows the worst effects, while non-personalized scaffolding with adaptable task progression is descriptively most beneficial¶
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q2 i? For low prior knowledge learners, adaptable scaffolding with non-personalized task progression was descriptively the least effective condition (g = 0.27, ns), while non-personalized scaffolding with adaptable task progression yielded g = 1.37. → Chernikova 2025
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Chernikova 2025¶
Chernikova, O., Sommerhoff, D., Stadler, M., Holzberger, D., Nickl, M., Seidel, T., Kasneci, E., Küchemann, S., Kuhn, J., Fischer, F., & Heitzmann, N. (2025). Personalization through adaptivity or adaptability? A meta-analysis on simulation-based learning in higher education. Educational Research Review 46 (2025) 100662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2024.100662
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Moderator analysis by prior knowledge (Table 3) in the meta-analysis of N = 143 studies; for low prior knowledge learners, non-personalized scaffolding with adaptable task progression yielded g = 1.37 (SE = 0.26; N = 9) versus g = 0.68 for fully non-personalized simulations, while adaptable scaffolding conditions were non-significant and smallest.
"adaptable scaffolding (g = 0.27 ns SE = 0.06) with non-personalized task progression is descriptively the least effective condition"
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Related Claims¶
- Adaptable task progression is descriptively more beneficial than fixed task progression in simulation-based learning — related
- Adaptive scaffolding combined with adaptable task progression is descriptively most effective for high prior knowledge learners but not for low prior knowledge learners — related
- Fully adaptable learning environments are significantly less beneficial than non-personalized environments — related
- Most primary studies in simulation-based learning do not personalize scaffolding or task progression — related
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For learners with low prior knowledge, adaptable scaffolding shows the worst effects, while non-personalized scaffolding with adaptable task progression is descriptively most beneficial |
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For learners with low prior knowledge, adaptable scaffolding shows the worst effects, while non-personalized scaffolding with adaptable task progression is descriptively most beneficial |
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