Use of worked examples in the Cognitive Tutor Algebra course was discouraged by collaborating instructors¶
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q1 i? Collaborating instructors discouraged use of worked examples in the Cognitive Tutor Algebra course, in both text materials and the tutor, believing urban students would process them shallowly. → Kenneth R. Koedinger 2007
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Kenneth R. Koedinger 2007¶
Kenneth R. Koedinger, Vincent Aleven. (2007). Exploring the Assistance Dilemma in Experiments with Cognitive Tutors. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-007-9049-0
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An authors' historical note about the Cognitive Tutor Algebra deployment: instructors discouraged worked examples in both text and tutor, fearing shallow processing would impede deeper conceptual understanding expected from classroom discussion and collaborative projects.
"Use of worked examples in the Cognitive Tutor Algebra course, both in text materials and in the tutor, were discouraged by our collaborating instructors (cf., Koedinger et al. 1997) because it was thought that urban students, if they processed the examples at all, would do so shallowly, which would impede deeper conceptual understanding"
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Use of worked examples in the Cognitive Tutor Algebra course was discouraged by collaborating instructors |
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Use of worked examples in the Cognitive Tutor Algebra course was discouraged by collaborating instructors |
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