The impact of incorrect examples on learning fractions: A field experiment with 6th grade students
Abstract
Educational research indicates that error reflection, especially reflection on incorrect examples, has a positive effect on knowledge acquisition. The benefit of error reflections might be explained by the extended knowledge of incorrect strategies and concepts (negative knowledge) which fosters the learning of new content. In a field experiment with a pre-post-design we taught fractions to N = 195 6th grade students and compared two conditions...
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Title
The impact of incorrect examples on learning fractions: A field experiment with 6th grade students
Published Date
Dec 5, 2013
Journal
Volume
42
Issue
4
Pages
639 - 657
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