Brain-based learning without technology produced longer-lasting retention: the mental group outperformed the control group on the postponed test¶

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q2 i? Six weeks after the intervention, the mental experimental group scored significantly higher than the control group in the knowledge level, reasoning level and overall performance of the postponed science achievement test. → Al-Balushi 2018

Evidence¶

Al-Balushi 2018¶

Al-Balushi, K. A., & Al-Balushi, S. M. (2018). Effectiveness of Brain-Based Learning for Grade Eight Students’ Direct and Postponed Retention in Science. International Journal of Instruction, 11(3), 525-538. https://doi.org/10.12973/iji.2018.11336a

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Postponed-test MANCOVA in the same quasi-experimental study detected significant differences between the three groups in knowledge (f=2.98), application (f=4.81), reasoning (f=4.81) and overall performance (f=4.13); LSD comparisons favoured the mental group, described as "in favour of the mental group".

"The ad -hoc LSD analysis indicates that there were significant differences between the mental and control groups in the knowledge level, reasoning level and the overall performance in the postponed test (in favour of the mental group)."

Discussion¶

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• The mental group outperformed the technology group in reasoning on the postponed test, with no other significant postponed differences — related
• The omnibus multivariate tests detected significant differences among the three groups at both post-test and postponed test — related
• The short-lived advantage of technology-delivered instruction may reflect a novelty effect, though further research is needed — related