The three feature-abstraction paradigms yield largely overlapping inquiry clusters but capture systematic behavior from different angles, as shown by Rand indices¶

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q2 i? Rand indices of 0.64 and 0.65 between variable–focus and relationship–focus, and 0.7 between relationship and variable, show the paradigms capture related but not identical strategies. → Jade Mai Cock · Ido Roll · Käser Tanja 2025

Evidence¶

Jade Mai Cock · Ido Roll · Käser Tanja 2025¶

Jade Mai Cock · Ido Roll · Käser Tanja. (2025). Different Topics, Similar Patterns: The Consistency of Learners and Learning Across Interactive STEM Simulations. Int J Artif Intell Educ. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-025-00512-7

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Cross-paradigm overlap analysis of cluster assignments (Fig. 9) found higher-than-average Rand indices, with the focus paradigm capturing systematic behavior "from a slightly different angle when students interact with the Beer's Law Lab".

"their values being 0.64 and 0.65 between variable and focus, and relationships and focus respectively, while being higher (0.7) between relationship and variable show that the focus paradigm seems to capture systematic behavior from a slightly different angle when students interact with the Beer's Law Lab."

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