Prior conceptual and procedural knowledge did not significantly predict tutors' proportion of knowledge-building responses¶
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q2 i? Path coefficients from conceptual and procedural pre-test scores to %KBR were not statistically significant (CKTpre: β = .440, p = .10; PSTpre: β = .206, p = .16). → Fathima Ameen 2026
Evidence¶
Fathima Ameen 2026¶
Fathima Ameen, Tasmia Shahriar, Aditi Mallavarapu, Shiyan Jiang, Noboru Matsuda. (2026). Beyond prior knowledge: the predictive role of knowledge-building in tutor learning. Behaviormetrika. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41237-026-00294-9
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Path analysis in the classroom study found pre-test scores did not significantly predict %KBR; the article reports the coefficients "were not statistically significant" and suggests knowledge-building may be learned or prompted through adaptive follow-up questioning.
"the regression coefficients from both conceptual and procedural pre-test scores to %KBR were not statisti- cally significant (CKT pre : β = .440,p = .10; PST pre : β = .206,p = .16)."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Prior Knowledge — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Tutors' proportion of knowledge-building responses to an agent's adaptive follow-up questions predicts conceptual and procedural post-test scores — related
- %KBR correlated with prior knowledge only among high-prior students, not among low-prior students — reports the opposite
- Low-prior-knowledge tutors with high %KBR outperformed their low-%KBR counterparts at post-test and scored statistically equivalent to high-prior peers — related
- Procedural prior knowledge predicted conceptual post-test skill, but conceptual prior knowledge did not predict procedural post-test skill — related
- Tutors showed significant pre-to-post gains in both conceptual knowledge and procedural skill after teaching with adaptive follow-up questioning — related
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Prior conceptual and procedural knowledge did not significantly predict tutors' proportion of knowledge-building responses |
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Prior conceptual and procedural knowledge did not significantly predict tutors' proportion of knowledge-building responses |
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