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Hildenbrand, Lena; Roberts, Lamorej; Wiley, Jennifer – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2023
The present experiment explored the independent effects of refutations and summaries to prevent student misunderstandings when learning from an introductory psychology text on cognitive dissonance. Explicitly presenting and refuting a common misconception about cognitive dissonance did not improve performance on comprehension questions that…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Reading Comprehension, Misconceptions, Introductory Courses
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Olanrewaju P. Olaogun; Nathaniel J. Hunsu – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2025
Students have misconceptions about many scientific topics they encounter in the classroom--such misconceptions are especially rife in subjects with counterintuitive concepts. Several studies have copiously documented students' misconceptions in different science domains. Research shows that students' misconceptions can be resistant to change and…
Descriptors: College Students, College Faculty, Engineering Education, Misconceptions
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Barnes, Tiffany, Ed.; Chi, Min, Ed.; Feng, Mingyu, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2016
The 9th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2016) is held under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, in the USA. The conference, held June 29-July 2, 2016, follows the eight previous editions (Madrid 2015, London 2014, Memphis…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Evidence Based Practice, Inquiry, Science Instruction