Facilitating Conceptual Learning through Analogy and Explanation

More documents

Recommendations

Info

$C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\April 2002.wpd - Learning ...$

Empirical Study (in collaboration w/ B. Ross)We investigated the effect of two types of problemcomparisons on learning probability principles Near-miss vs. surface-differentNear-miss: same content and principle but with one criticalsurface change that highlights some aspect of theprinciple structureSurface-different: have different contents but the sameprinciple
Worked-out ExampleThe knights of Nottingham County were to have a jousting tournament. To test who wasthe best jouster, the 8 knights participating in the joust had to use one of the Prince's 11horses. The knights randomly chose a horse, but the choosing went by the weight of theknight in armor (heaviest choosing first). What is the probability that the heaviest knightgot the biggest horse, the second heaviest knight got the second biggest horse, and thethird heaviest knight got the third biggest horse?The horses are the objects being chosen. How many horses are available for the knightsto choose from? _____. This is the number n.etc…….Knights choosing horses
Page 1 and 2: Facilitating Conceptual Learningthr
Page 3 and 4: ProblemNovices use prior examples t
Page 5 and 6: Today’s TalkMultiple pathways to
Page 7 and 8: Empirical Study (in collaboration w
Page 9 and 10: Design Details Domain: math probabi
Page 11 and 12: Learning MaterialsWorked-out exampl
Page 13 and 14: Test MaterialsDifferent content“A
Page 15 and 16: Design SummaryLearning taskIntroSpe
Page 17 and 18: Design SummaryLearning taskIntroSpe
Page 19 and 20: PredictionsAccuracy predictionsSame
Page 21 and 22: Decision Timed = .55
Page 23 and 24: Today’s TalkMultiple pathways to
Page 25 and 26: Analogical LearningAnalogies can fa
Page 31: Schema AcquisitionFactors shown to
Page 35 and 36: Surface-differentThe Puppy Pound Pa
Page 37 and 38: Design DetailsParticipants - 29 UIU
Page 39 and 40: Test - AccessNorth High School has
Page 41 and 42: Design SummaryLearningPrinciple 1Wo
Page 43 and 44: PredictionsNear-miss comparisons sh
Page 45 and 46: Results - Access
Page 47 and 48: ConclusionsMultiple paths to facili
Page 49: Questions?

Facilitating Conceptual Learning through Analogy and Explanation

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?