Training in critical-reflective thinking produced no change on the Cognitive Reflection Test¶

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q3 i? A mixed ANOVA on Cognitive Reflection Test proportion-correct scores showed no significant main effects or interactions; all conditions performed similarly pre to post. → Poos 2017

Evidence¶

Poos 2017¶

Poos, J., van den Bosch, K. & Janssen, C.P. (2017). Battling bias: Effects of training and training context. Computers & Education, vol. 111, pp. 101-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.04.004

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A 2 (Test Moment) x 2 (Context) x 2 (Training) mixed ANOVA on proportion correct on the Cognitive Reflection Test found no significant effects (equivalence was not tested). The authors suggest either the training did not fundamentally change participants' approach to new problems, or the CRT primarily measures numeric ability rather than reflective ability.

"No signi ficant main effects were found for Test Moment, ( F (1,76) ¼ 1.86, p ¼ 0.18). In addition, no signi ficant main effects were found for Training, ( F (1,76) ¼ 0.06, p ¼ 0.80), or for Context, ( F (1,76) ¼ 0.14, p ¼ 0.71). All two- way interactions and the three way-interaction were not signi ficant, all ps > 0.05."

Discussion¶

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