Sequential patterns of online PBL interactions predict final grades with higher explanatory power than interaction frequencies¶
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q2 i? An MLM predicting grades from frequencies of four session sequence clusters explained more variance (conditional R2 = 0.74) than frequency-based models (R2 total 0.65-0.71). → Mohammed Saqr 2023
Evidence¶
Mohammed Saqr 2023¶
Mohammed Saqr, Sonsoles López-Pernas. (2023). The temporal dynamics of online problem-based learning: Why and when sequence matters. Intern. J. Comput.-Support. Collab. Learn. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-023-09385-1
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In this observational multilevel regression study of 8,009 coded interactions, a cluster-based sequence model was compared with frequency-based models from RQ3; the article states it was "higher than all previous models (conditional R2 = 0.74)". No effect size for the contrast is printed.
"The model’s total explanatory power was substantial and higher than all previous models (conditional R2 = 0.74), and the part related to the fixed effects (marginal R2) is of 0.11."
Discussion¶
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Sequential patterns of online PBL interactions predict final grades with higher explanatory power than interaction frequencies |
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Sequential patterns of online PBL interactions predict final grades with higher explanatory power than interaction frequencies |
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2023 |
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