Oversimplifying Teaching of the Control of Variables Strategy

Two experiments compared closely related interventions to teach the control of variables strategy (CVS) to fourth-grade students. Over the two experiments, an intervention first developed by Chen and Klahr (1999) was most effective at helping students learn how to design and evaluate single-factor e...

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Otros Autores: Lorch, Jr., Robert F., autor (autor)
Formato: Artículo digital
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madrid : Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2020.
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Sumario:Two experiments compared closely related interventions to teach the control of variables strategy (CVS) to fourth-grade students. Over the two experiments, an intervention first developed by Chen and Klahr (1999) was most effective at helping students learn how to design and evaluate single-factor experiments. In Experiment 1, attempts to reduce the cognitive load imposed by Chen and Klahr's basic teaching intervention actually produced poorer learning and transfer of CVS. In Experiment 2, attempts to simplify Chen and Klahr's algorithm for teaching students how to set up a valid experimental design also produced poorer learning and transfer of CVS. Both experiments illustrate that oversimplifying a domain or the logic behind controlling variables can undermine the effectiveness of an intervention designed to teach CVS.
Publicado:Vol. 1, n. 1 (1995)-
Frecuencia de Publicación:Semestral
ISSN:1135755X