Manual graphing practice based on experimental data outperformed provision of computer-constructed graphs in one comparison study¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.

q2 i? In Branisa and Jenisova's study as reported by the review, students who practiced manual graph construction based on experimental data performed better than students who were provided with computer-constructed graphs. → Verena Rufai 2024

Evidence¶

Verena Rufai 2024¶

Verena Rufai, Dominik Thüsbj, Sarah Malonecj, Stefan Küchemanndi, Sebastian Becker-Genschowe, Markus Vogelf, Roland Brünkengj, Jochen Kuhnhi. (2024). A Systematic Review of Empirical Research on Graphing Numerical Data in K-12 STEM Education. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED

q2 · i? · review · r3

The review reports, citing Branisa and Jenisova (2015), a mixed-methods comparison in which "students practiced manual graph construction based on experimental data performed better than students who were provided with computer-constructed graphs." No effect size is printed.

"Branisa and Jenisova (2015) compared manual graphing with automatically generated graphs and found that students practiced manual graph construction based on experimental data performed better than students who were provided with computer-constructed graphs."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Statistical Reasoning — outcome: instruction changes it

Explicit graphing instruction developed graphing skills while all intervention conditions facilitated conceptual knowledge acquisition in one undergraduate comparison — related
Graphing instruction in K-12 STEM education is beneficial for student learning, improving both graph construction and graph interpretation skills — a broader claim this one bears on
Eleven of the included studies reported positive effects of graphing or graphing instruction, and none reported negative effects — a broader claim this one bears on

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