Title | ||
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Delayed Learning Effects with Erroneous Examples: a Study of Learning Decimals with a Web-Based Tutor |
Abstract | ||
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Erroneous examples – step-by-step problem solutions with one or more errors for students to find and fix – hold great potential to help students learn. In this study, which is a replication of a prior study (Adams et al. 2014), but with a much larger population (390 vs. 208), middle school students learned about decimals either by working with interactive, web-based erroneous examples or with more traditional supported problems to solve. The erroneous examples group was interactively prompted to find, explain, and fix errors in decimal problems, while the problem-solving group was prompted to solve the same decimal problems and explain their solutions. Both groups were given correctness feedback on their work by the web-based program. Although the two groups did not differ on an immediate post-test, the erroneous examples group performed significantly better on a delayed test, given a week after the initial post-test (d = .33, for gain scores), replicating the pattern of the prior study. Interestingly, the problem solving group reported liking the intervention more than the erroneous examples group (d = .21 for liking rating in a questionnaire) and found the user interface easier to interact with (d = .37), suggesting that what students like does not always lead to the best learning outcomes. This result is consistent with that of desirable difficulty studies, in which a more cognitively challenging learning task results in deeper and longer-lasting learning. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2015 | 10.1007/s40593-015-0064-x | I. J. Artificial Intelligence in Education |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Erroneous examples, Problem solving, Mathematics learning, Intelligent tutoring systems | Population,Computer science,Correctness,Pedagogy,Artificial intelligence,Web application,Decimal,TUTOR,Learning effect,Usability,Teaching method,Mathematics education,Machine learning | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
25 | 4 | 1560-4306 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
5 | 0.51 | 11 |
Authors | ||
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Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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Bruce M. Mclaren | 1 | 1110 | 114.30 |
Deanne Adams | 2 | 41 | 7.71 |
Richard E. Mayer | 3 | 873 | 410.00 |