Virtual labs showed a limitation in helping students transfer what they learned from teacher demonstration to new inquiry contexts¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? The study found a limitation of virtual labs in helping students transfer learning from the teacher's demonstration to new inquiry contexts. → Liu 2022

Evidence¶

Liu 2022¶

Liu, C.-C., Wen, C.-T., Chang, H.-Y., Chang, M.-H., Lai, P.-H., Fan Chiang, S.-H., Yang, C.-W., & Hwang, F.-K. (2022). Augmenting the effect of virtual labs with "teacher demonstration" and "student critique" instructional designs to scaffold the development of scientific literacy. Instructional Science, 50, 303-333. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-021-09571-4

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Reported finding from the study of 50 middle school students: the authors state they found "a limitation of the use of virtual labs" for transfer from teacher demonstration to new inquiry contexts. No effect size or statistic for this transfer finding is printed in the supplied text.

"This study also found a limitation of the use of virtual labs in helping students transfer what they have learned from the teacher's demonstration to new inquiry contexts."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Critiquing problematic inquiry cases before virtual-lab inquiry augments the effect of virtual labs on middle school students' scientific literacy more than teacher demonstration — related
• Students reported that the virtual-lab lesson made learning fun, helped them figure out concepts themselves, and supported thinking like real scientists — related
• Some students found the guided-inquiry worksheet activities insufficiently thought-provoking and the data exchange troublesome — related
• Scientific literacy post-test scores, critiquing performance, and inquiry performance were closely related — related
• Performance during the virtual pipetting lesson predicts real-life transfer test performance — related