No seductive details effect on transfer was observed, and no definitive conclusions about comprehension effects can be drawn from the multiple-choice transfer data¶

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q3 i? The study's data showed no seductive details effect for transfer performance. → Kienitz 2023

Evidence¶

Kienitz 2023¶

Kienitz, A., Krebs, M.-C., & Eitel, A. (2023). Seductive details hamper learning even when they do not disrupt. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-023-09632-w

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The ANCOVA on transfer scores found no significant difference between control and no-prompt conditions (F(3,108) = 2.19, p = .142, ηp2 = 0.020). The authors attribute this null to the transfer test's low internal consistency (ω = 0.56).

"Against our hypothesis, our data did not show a seductive details effect for transfer. We suspect this to be the case because of low internal consistency of the multiple-choice transfer test (ω = 0.56)."

Discussion¶

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