No differences were found on mental effort during instruction or on transfer across illusion-of-control and instruction-method conditions¶

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q3 i? Mental effort during instruction and mental effort on transfer showed no significant differences for either factor or their interaction. → Pieter Wouters 2008

Evidence¶

Pieter Wouters 2008¶

Pieter Wouters, Fred Paas, Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer. (2008). Observational learning from animated models: effects of studying–practicing alternation and illusion of control on transfer. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-008-9079-0

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Mental effort was rated on a 9-point Paas scale after each problem and transfer task; due to technical failure instruction-effort data were logged for only 6 participants per condition. No significant effects emerged on either effort measure.

"Subsequently, mental effort during instruction was tested and no difference was found for either Illusion of control ( F(1, 84) \ 1, ns) or Instructional method ( F(2, 84) \ 1, ns), nor an interaction between Illusion of control and Instructional method was observed ( F(2, 30)\ 1, ns)."

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