Procedural prior knowledge predicted conceptual post-test skill, but conceptual prior knowledge did not predict procedural post-test skill¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q2
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q2 i? In the path analysis, procedural knowledge at pre-test predicted conceptual skill at post-test (β = .157, p = .001), while conceptual pre-test was not a significant predictor of procedural post-test. → 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

q2 · i? · associational · r?

Path analysis regression coefficient from the classroom study; the article states the coefficient is "in the same range as the findings reported by (Rittle-Johnson et al. 2001) and (Schneider et al. 2011)".

"procedural knowledge at pre-test is a predictor of conceptual skill at post-test ( β = .157,p = .001)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Prior Knowledge — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Prior Knowledge Determines New Learning — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
Tutors' proportion of knowledge-building responses to an agent's adaptive follow-up questions predicts conceptual and procedural post-test scores — related
Prior conceptual and procedural knowledge did not significantly predict tutors' proportion of knowledge-building responses — related
Tutors showed significant pre-to-post gains in both conceptual knowledge and procedural skill after teaching with adaptive follow-up questioning — related
Pre-test scores strongly predict post-test scores but not normalized learning gains — related
Pretest performance and average math grade correlate with conceptual knowledge but not procedural knowledge posttest scores — related

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`title`	`Procedural prior knowledge predicted conceptual post-test skill, but conceptual prior knowledge did not predict procedural post-test skill`
`description`	`Procedural prior knowledge predicted conceptual post-test skill, but conceptual prior knowledge did not predict procedural post-test skill`
`status`	`review`
`evidence_strength`	`weak`
`newest_evidence`	`2026`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-11`
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`sources`	1 — `fathima-ameen-2026`

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