Related decorative pictures do not enhance transfer performance in either experiment (null results for correctness and metacognitive monitoring)¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2 · q3 · i0 negligible
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i0 In Experiment 1, transfer performance did not differ between the pictures condition and the control condition. → Demian Scherer 2023 q3 i0 In Experiment 2, transfer performance and metacognitive monitoring of transfer items showed no significant differences between conditions. → Demian Scherer 2023 (2)

Evidence¶

Demian Scherer 2023¶

Demian Scherer, Annika Verkühlen, Stephan Dutke. (2023). Effects of related decorative pictures on learning and metacognition. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-023-09618-8

q3 · i0 · causal · r2

ANCOVA on percentage of correct transfer responses in Experiment 1 with prior knowledge as covariate found a null effect (ηp2 < .001); means were nearly identical across conditions.

"The analysis revealed no significant difference between the condition with (M = 67.45, SD = 16.44) and without related decorative pictures (M = 67.25, SD = 15.27), F(1, 68) < 0.01, p = .945, ηp2 < .001."

Demian Scherer 2023 (2)¶

Demian Scherer, Annika Verkühlen, Stephan Dutke. (2023). Effects of related decorative pictures on learning and metacognition. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-023-09618-8

q3 · i0 · causal · r2

Experiment 2 transfer t-test showed no significant difference, d = 0.19; metacognitive measures for transfer items also showed no significant differences (AC t(54) = 0.15, DIS t(54) = 0.67).

"The corresponding analysis of transfer performance also showed no significant difference in performance between the condition with pictures (M = 56.55, SD = 12.61) and the control condition (M = 54.07, SD = 13.09), t(54) = 0.72, p = .474, d = 0.19."

Discussion¶

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