Self-Regulated Learning with Case-Based Worked Examples: Effects of Errors

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Title: Self-Regulated Learning with Case-Based Worked Examples: Effects of Errors
Language: English
Authors: Kopp, Veronika, Stark, Robin, Heitzmann, Nicole, Fischer, Martin R.
Source: Evaluation & Research in Education. 2009 22(2-4):107-119.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2009
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Medical Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Multiple Choice Tests, Independent Study, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Clinical Diagnosis, Questionnaires, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Problem Solving, Error Patterns, Time on Task, Foreign Countries, Prior Learning, Knowledge Level
Geographic Terms: Germany
DOI: 10.1080/09500790903494518
ISSN: 0950-0790
Abstract: To foster medical students' diagnostic knowledge a case-based worked example approach was implemented in the context of a computer-based learning environment. Thirty medical students were randomly assigned to the condition "with erroneous examples", and 31 students learned with correct examples. Diagnostic knowledge was operationalised using a multiple-choice test, key-feature problems and problem-solving tasks. Cognitive load, acceptance and subjective learning outcomes were assessed by three questionnaire scales. Students learning with erroneous examples performed better than students learning with correct examples. However, this effect was not significant. Erroneous examples significantly increased cognitive load and decreased students' subjective learning outcomes. However, they had no influence on acceptance. (Contains 1 table.)
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Number of References: 62
Entry Date: 2010
Accession Number: EJ870883
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:To foster medical students' diagnostic knowledge a case-based worked example approach was implemented in the context of a computer-based learning environment. Thirty medical students were randomly assigned to the condition "with erroneous examples", and 31 students learned with correct examples. Diagnostic knowledge was operationalised using a multiple-choice test, key-feature problems and problem-solving tasks. Cognitive load, acceptance and subjective learning outcomes were assessed by three questionnaire scales. Students learning with erroneous examples performed better than students learning with correct examples. However, this effect was not significant. Erroneous examples significantly increased cognitive load and decreased students' subjective learning outcomes. However, they had no influence on acceptance. (Contains 1 table.)
ISSN:0950-0790
DOI:10.1080/09500790903494518