Solution quality does not mediate the effect of collaboration on conceptual knowledge in PF¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2023 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? The indirect effect of condition on conceptual knowledge through quality of solutions was not significant, and the individual paths failed to remain significant after p-value adjustment. → Charleen Brand 2023

Evidence¶

Charleen Brand 2023¶

Charleen Brand, Christian Hartmann, Katharina Loibl, Nikol Rummel. (2023). Do students learn more from failing alone or in groups? Insights into the effects of collaborative versus individual problem solving in productive failure. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-023-09619-7

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Mediation analysis (N = 135) with solution quality (best solution scored 0–4 on canonical components) as mediator. The indirect effect a2b2 = 0.24 had a confidence interval including zero.

"The bootstrap confidence interval of the indirect effect of the condition on conceptual knowledge, mediated through quality of solutions, did not suggest a mediation effect, a2b2 = 0.24, SE = 0.15, 95% CI [− 0.01, 0.59]."

Charleen Brand 2023 (2)¶

Charleen Brand, Christian Hartmann, Katharina Loibl, Nikol Rummel. (2023). Do students learn more from failing alone or in groups? Insights into the effects of collaborative versus individual problem solving in productive failure. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-023-09619-7

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Path a2 from condition to solution quality was initially significant (p = 0.045) but not after Holm-Bonferroni adjustment (p' = 0.585); the b2 path (quality to conceptual knowledge, b2 = 0.65, p = 0.022, p' = 0.308) likewise did not hold.

"The effect of condition on quality of solution reached significance but failed to remain significant with adjusted p’-values, a2 = 0.36, SE = 0.18, t = 2.03, p = 0.045, p’ = 0.585, 95% CI [0.01, 7.19]."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Collaborative and individual problem solving in traditional PF do not differ in conceptual knowledge after instruction — related
• Awareness of knowledge gaps and curiosity do not mediate the effect of collaboration on conceptual knowledge in PF — related
• Solution quality correlates with conceptual knowledge and gap awareness only for individual problem solvers — related
• Solution quantity does not mediate the effect of collaboration on conceptual knowledge in PF — related
• Neither the quantity nor the quality of PF students' own solution attempts correlated with their conceptual knowledge acquisition — related