Affect, motivation, and cognitive load did not mediate the relationship between error condition and CVS learning¶

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q3 i? No mediation effects were found for affect, motivation, or cognitive load on the relationship between condition and CVS posttest performance. → Hämmerle 2026

Evidence¶

Hämmerle 2026¶

Hämmerle, L., Kuhlmann, S. L., Krause-Wichmann, T., & Möller, A. (2026). Learning the control-of-variables strategy through self-generated and vicarious errors: the mediating roles of affect, motivation, cognitive load, and error awareness. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-026-09822-2

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Path models tested affect (PANAS), motivation (four IMI subscales), and cognitive load (intrinsic, extraneous, germane; Klepsch et al. scale) as mediators between condition and CVS posttest, using CFA-based factor scores. The abstract reports "No mediation effects were found for affect, motivation, or cognitive load."

"No mediation effects were found for affect, motivation, or cognitive load."

Discussion¶

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