No age difference in the strength of active–constructive connections in collaborative discourse networks¶

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q3 i? The strength of connections between active and constructive utterances did not differ between age groups. → Shigen Shimojo 2025

Evidence¶

Shigen Shimojo 2025¶

Shigen Shimojo, Yugo Hayashi. (2025). Age-related differences in explanatory activities during collaborative learning with concept maps: experimental investigation using epistemic network analysis. Intern. J. Comput.-Support. Collab. Learn. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-025-09456-5

q3 · i? · associational · r1

Connection-strength comparison in the ENA analysis of the Findings section: "no difference was found" between older adults (median = 0.74) and young adults (median = 0.77), U = 315.50, p = 0.687. Equivalence was not tested; no effect size at d-equivalent magnitude printed.

"When the strength of connections between active and constructive in the older and student groups was examined using the Mann–Whitney U test, no difference was found between the older adults (median = 0.74) and young adults (median = 0.77) (U = 315.50, p = 0.687, r = 0.06)."

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