A problem's primary physics concept predicts persistence, with energy can dissipate problems eliciting the most¶
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q2 i? Problems with conservation of momentum and properties of torque as primary concepts showed 27% and 7% lower persistence than energy-can-transfer problems, while energy-can-dissipate problems showed 34% higher persistence. → Rahimi 2021
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Rahimi 2021¶
Rahimi, S., Shute, V., & Zhang, Q. (2021). The effects of game and student characteristics on persistence in educational games: A hierarchical linear modeling approach. International Journal of Technology in Education and Science (IJTES), 5(2), 141-165. https://doi.org/10.46328/ijtes.118
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HLM contrasts with energy can transfer (ECT) as reference found POT, COM, and ECD significantly different from ECT, while the ECT–NFL difference (2%) was not statistically significant; the authors rank concepts COM, POT, NFL, ECT, ECD from low to high.
"an average student playing problems with ECD as the primary concept was predicted to show 34% higher persistence on average than students playing problems with ECT as their primary concept, controlling for all other predictors."
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A problem's primary physics concept predicts persistence, with energy can dissipate problems eliciting the most |
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A problem's primary physics concept predicts persistence, with energy can dissipate problems eliciting the most |
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