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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Horiguchi, Tomoya
• Masuda, Tetsuhiro

Titel

Evaluation of the Function that Detects the Difference of Learner’s Model from the Correct Model in a Model-Building Learning Environment

Ist Teil von

• Human Interface and the Management of Information: Supporting Learning, Decision-Making and Collaboration, p.40-49

Ort / Verlag

Cham: Springer International Publishing

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Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In science education, the model-building learning environment is one of the promising methods for promoting learners’ ability to make appropriate models of various phenomena with scientific concepts. However, it isn’t an easy task for most learners and some assistance is necessary. We have developed the function that detects difference between learners’ models and the correct models and gives feedback about errors to learners. We conducted an experiment for evaluating the function which revealed that: (1) the degree of model completion increased by using the function, (2) the degree of final model completion was correlated with the frequency of using the function, and the correlation was clearer for easier tasks, and (3) the learners who preferred mathematical explanation of errors thought more deeply about why their models were erroneous.