Pub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2023-03-22DOI: 10.1007/s11251-023-09624-w
Janan Saba, Hagit Hel-Or, Sharona T Levy
This article concerns the synergy between science learning, understanding complexity, and computational thinking (CT), and their impact on near and far learning transfer. The potential relationship between computer-based model construction and knowledge transfer has yet to be explored. We studied middle school students who modeled systemic phenomena using the Much.Matter.in.Motion (MMM) platform. A distinct innovation of this work is the complexity-based visual epistemic structure underpinning the Much.Matter.in.Motion (MMM) platform, which guided students' modeling of complex systems. This epistemic structure suggests that a complex system can be described and modeled by defining entities and assigning them (1) properties, (2) actions, and (3) interactions with each other and with their environment. In this study, we investigated students' conceptual understanding of science, systems understanding, and CT. We also explored whether the complexity-based structure is transferable across different domains. The study employs a quasi-experimental, pretest-intervention-posttest-control comparison-group design, with 26 seventh-grade students in an experimental group, and 24 in a comparison group. Findings reveal that students who constructed computational models significantly improved their science conceptual knowledge, systems understanding, and CT. They also showed relatively high degrees of transfer-both near and far-with a medium effect size for the far transfer of learning. For the far-transfer items, their explanations included entities' properties and interactions at the micro level. Finally, we found that learning CT and learning how to think complexly contribute independently to learning transfer, and that conceptual understanding in science impacts transfer only through the micro-level behaviors of entities in the system. A central theoretical contribution of this work is to offer a method for promoting far transfer. This method suggests using visual epistemic scaffolds of the general thinking processes we would like to support, as shown in the complexity-based structure on the MMM interface, and incorporating these visual structures into the core problem-solving activities.
Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11251-023-09624-w.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-30DOI: 10.1007/s11251-022-09613-5
Nina Kullberg, Carita Kiili, Ivar Bråten, Roberto I. González-Ibáñez, Paavo H. T. Leppänen
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Pub Date : 2022-12-10DOI: 10.1007/s11251-022-09604-6
Alisionna Iannacchione, Erin Ottmar, Vy-Vy Ngo, C. Mason, Jenny Yun Chen Chan, Hannah Smith, Kathryn C. Drzewiecki, S. Shaw
{"title":"Examining relations between math anxiety, prior knowledge, hint usage, and performance of math equivalence in two different online learning contexts","authors":"Alisionna Iannacchione, Erin Ottmar, Vy-Vy Ngo, C. Mason, Jenny Yun Chen Chan, Hannah Smith, Kathryn C. Drzewiecki, S. Shaw","doi":"10.1007/s11251-022-09604-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-022-09604-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47990,"journal":{"name":"Instructional Science","volume":"51 1","pages":"285 - 307"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43091035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-28DOI: 10.1007/s11251-022-09605-5
Abraham E. Flanigan, Kenneth A. Kiewra, Junrong Lu, D. Dzhuraev
{"title":"Computer versus longhand note taking: Influence of revision","authors":"Abraham E. Flanigan, Kenneth A. Kiewra, Junrong Lu, D. Dzhuraev","doi":"10.1007/s11251-022-09605-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-022-09605-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47990,"journal":{"name":"Instructional Science","volume":"51 1","pages":"251 - 284"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43149724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-19DOI: 10.1007/s11251-022-09603-7
Neea Heinonen, Nina Katajavuori, M. Murtonen, I. Södervik
{"title":"Short pedagogical training in supporting university teachers’ professional vision: A comparison of prospective and current faculty teachers","authors":"Neea Heinonen, Nina Katajavuori, M. Murtonen, I. Södervik","doi":"10.1007/s11251-022-09603-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-022-09603-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47990,"journal":{"name":"Instructional Science","volume":"51 1","pages":"201 - 229"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44676856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-27DOI: 10.1007/s11251-022-09597-2
Elina K. Hämäläinen, Carita Kiili, Eija Räikkönen, M. Lakkala, Liisa Ilomäki, A. Toom, Miika Marttunen
{"title":"Teaching sourcing during online inquiry – adolescents with the weakest skills benefited the most","authors":"Elina K. Hämäläinen, Carita Kiili, Eija Räikkönen, M. Lakkala, Liisa Ilomäki, A. Toom, Miika Marttunen","doi":"10.1007/s11251-022-09597-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-022-09597-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47990,"journal":{"name":"Instructional Science","volume":"51 1","pages":"135 - 163"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49604221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-15DOI: 10.1007/s11251-022-09598-1
Orna Heaysman, B. Kramarski
{"title":"Promoting teachers' in-class SRL practices: effects of Authentic Interactive Dynamic Experiences (AIDE) based on simulations and video","authors":"Orna Heaysman, B. Kramarski","doi":"10.1007/s11251-022-09598-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-022-09598-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47990,"journal":{"name":"Instructional Science","volume":"50 1","pages":"829 - 861"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46137086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-13DOI: 10.1007/s11251-022-09599-0
Benjamin D. Jee, Bryan J. Matlen, Monica Greenlaw, Nina K Simms, D. Gentner
{"title":"Spatial supports for comparison in educational science images","authors":"Benjamin D. Jee, Bryan J. Matlen, Monica Greenlaw, Nina K Simms, D. Gentner","doi":"10.1007/s11251-022-09599-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-022-09599-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47990,"journal":{"name":"Instructional Science","volume":"50 1","pages":"807 - 827"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42927621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-02DOI: 10.1007/s11251-022-09596-3
Bodong Chen, Hong Shui, Stian Håklev
{"title":"Orchestrating the flow and advancement of knowledge artifacts in an online class","authors":"Bodong Chen, Hong Shui, Stian Håklev","doi":"10.1007/s11251-022-09596-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-022-09596-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47990,"journal":{"name":"Instructional Science","volume":"50 1","pages":"903 - 931"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47013850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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