The training-by-content interaction is not specific to test question type, indicating transfer between skill and fact learning¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i0 negligible
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i0 No three-way interaction with type of test question was found, suggesting some transfer from best learning of skills to fact-based questions and vice-versa. → Rachatasumrit 2023

Evidence¶

Rachatasumrit 2023¶

Rachatasumrit, N., Koedinger, K. R., & Carvalho, P. F. (2023). Evidence and theory for why the best example-problem ratio to optimize learning gain depends on knowledge content. https://osf.io/29wpe doi:10.31234/osf.io/eyxfw

q3 · i0 · causal · r2

Posttest analysis of Experiment 1's mixed-effects model found the training-by-KC interaction did not vary by question type (d = 0.03, p = .894), which the authors read as transfer between skill and fact learning. Equivalence was not tested.

"we found no 3-way interaction with the type of test question β = 0.03, t (68.73) = 0.133, p = .894, d = 0.03, suggesting that this effect is not specific to the type of question being asked and there is some transfer from best learning of skills to fact-based questions and vice-versa"

Discussion¶

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