Misconception-task accuracy increases with age between 12 and 15 years, with no age effect on reaction time¶
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q3 i3 Accuracy increased with age across the four age groups, with a main effect of Age group (ηp2 = .169), while RT showed no main effect of Age group. → Brookman-Byrne A 2018
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Brookman-Byrne A 2018¶
Brookman-Byrne A, Mareschal D, Tolmie AK, Dumontheil I (2018) Inhibitory control and counterintuitive science and maths reasoning in adolescence. PLoS ONE 13(6): e0198973. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198973
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Mixed-model ANOVA on the misconceptions task (N = 87) showed a main effect of Age group on accuracy, F(3, 83) = 5.61, p = .001, ηp2 = .169 (means 65.3% to 72.8%); "Accuracy increased with age". There was no main effect of Age group on RT, p = .631.
"Accuracy increased with age and the pattern of age increase differed between science and maths (see S1 File for a description of Age group effects on accuracy)."
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Related Claims¶
- Accuracy and speed of simple equation rearrangement increase with students' age across grades 7–12 — related
- Adolescents show lower accuracy and longer reaction times on counterintuitive misconception trials than on matched control trials in science and maths — related
- Behavioral ratio sensitivity for reaction time increases with age, with adults showing greater RT ratio sensitivity than children — related
- Reaction-time benefit from predictive context is similar across ages 12–24, suggesting mature prediction abilities by age 12 — related
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Misconception-task accuracy increases with age between 12 and 15 years, with no age effect on reaction time |
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Misconception-task accuracy increases with age between 12 and 15 years, with no age effect on reaction time |
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