Paper Info
Title
Advancing young adolescents' hypothesis-development performance in a computer-supported and problem-based learning environment
Abstract
Hypothesis development is a complex cognitive activity, but one that is critical as a means of reducing uncertainty during ill-structured problem solving. In this study, we examined the effect of metacognitive scaffolds in strengthening hypothesis development. We also examined the influence of hypothesis development on young adolescents' problem-solving performance. Data was collected from sixth-grade students (N=172) using a computer-supported problem-based learning environment, Animal Investigator. The findings of the study indicated that participants using metacognitive scaffolds developed significantly better hypotheses and that hypothesis-development performance was predictive of solution-development performance. This article discusses further educational implications of the findings and future research.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1016/j.compedu.2011.03.014
Computers & Education
Keywords
Field
DocType
young adolescent,article discusses,animal investigator,metacognitive scaffold,problem-solving performance,complex cognitive activity,solution-development performance,hypothesis-development performance,computer-supported problem-based learning environment,hypothesis development,better hypothesis,educational technology,teaching methods,metacognition
Educational technology,Computer-Assisted Instruction,Computer software,Psychology,Metacognition,Pedagogy,Teaching method,Learning environment,Cognition,Problem-based learning
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
57
2
Computers & Education
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
8
0.60
2
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hye Jeong Kim1131.68
Susan Pedersen2202.47