Self-explanation quality correlated with prior knowledge and post-test knowledge but not with learning gains¶

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q3 i3 Self-explanation quality correlated significantly with prior knowledge (r = .24) and post-test knowledge (r = .37), but not with gain scores (r = .16, p = .188). → Bichler 2022

Evidence¶

Bichler 2022¶

Bichler, S., Stadler, M., Bühner, M., Greiff, S., & Fischer, F. (2022). Learning to solve ill-defined statistics problems: does self-explanation quality mediate the worked example effect? Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-022-09579-4

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Correlational analysis of the new self-explanation data (N = 74). Self-explanation quality and concept application strongly correlated (r = .72, p < .001); the article continues with self-explanation quality as the mediator of interest. None of the correlations with covariates and moderators except prior knowledge were significant.

"Self-explanation quality correlated significantly with prior knowledge r = .24, p = .042 and post-test knowledge r = .37, p = .001, but not with gain scores r = .16, p = .188."

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Related Claims¶

• Self-explanation quality does not mediate the worked example effect on learning gains in ill-defined statistics problems — related
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