Students may be unaware of the absence of objectives: the no-objectives group gave the highest ratings on objective-related attitude items¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2003 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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Subclaims¶

q3 i? The no-objectives treatment produced the most positive attitudes, with 17 significant positive comparisons, and the highest ratings on the two objectives items. → Martin 2003

Evidence¶

Martin 2003¶

Martin, F., Klein, J., & Sullivan, H. (2003). Effects of Instructional Events in Computer-Based Instruction. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED484984

q3 · i? · causal · r2

On Items 1 and 2 (goal clarity), the no-objectives group gave the highest ratings of all six groups, though not significantly higher than most; Table 3 shows 17 significant positive comparisons for this group.

"participants in the program without objectiv es gave the highest overall ratings of all six groups, though not significantly higher than most groups."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Developing a common understanding of expected learning helps all students succeed, not only those with school-aligned prior knowledge — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• Treatment version significantly affects student attitudes, with the lean program most negative and no-practice next — related
• Students notice the absence of practice and examples: attitude items about those events are rated lower when the events are missing — related
• Individually removing objectives, examples, or review from a well-designed computer-based lesson did not significantly reduce achievement — related
• Learners report more positive attitudes toward externally regulated prompts than self-regulated prompts — related