The format of a representational tool shapes the amount and type of historical reasoning¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? In a study of representational tools such as an argumentative diagram and a matrix, analysis of chat discussions and student essays showed that the amount and type of historical reasoning was shaped by the format of the representation. → Jannet van Drie & Carla van Boxtel 2008

Evidence¶

Jannet van Drie & Carla van Boxtel 2008¶

Jannet van Drie & Carla van Boxtel. (2008). Historical Reasoning: Towards a Framework for Analyzing Students' Reasoning about the Past. Educ Psychol Rev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-007-9056-1

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The review describes the authors' study (Van Drie et al. 2005) comparing representational tools including "an argumentative diagram and a matrix", using analysis of chat discussions and student essays. No effect size is printed.

"In a study investigating the effects of different representational tools, as, for instance, an argumentative diagram and a matrix, we were able to show through the analysis of chat discussions and students essays that the amount and type of historical reasoning was shaped by the format of the representation"

Discussion¶

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