Model-Based Feedback Approach¶

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Description¶

A framework in which feedback is generated automatically from comparisons between a learner's externalized mental model (as a concept map or causal diagram) and an expert reference model. Two novel forms are introduced: cutaway feedback, which includes all propositions of the learner's model with semantically correct vertices highlighted, and discrepancy feedback, which includes only propositions with no semantic similarity to the expert model. The approach aims to restructure underlying representations and bridge expert-novice differences.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Requires a computer-based environment (HIMATT) capable of automatically generating standardized graphical re-representations on the fly

Constraints¶

Feedback is based on comparison with a single expert reference representation

Target Learners¶

university students

Learning Goals¶

domain-specific conceptual understanding
expertise development

Claims¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Ifenthaler, D. (2010). Bridging the Gap between Expert-Novice Differences: The Model-Based Feedback Approach. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 43(2), 103-117. https://doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2010.10782564

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`description`	`A framework in which feedback is generated automatically from comparisons between a learner's externalized mental model (as a concept map or causal diagram) and an expert reference model.`
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