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Kristin Wenzel, Marc-André Reinhard
It has often been shown that tests as intentionally hindered and difficult learning tasks increase long-term learning compared to easier tasks. Previous work additionally indicated that higher intelligence might serve as a prerequisite for such beneficial effects of tests. Nevertheless, despite their long-term learning…
Bopelo Boitshwarelo, Alison Kay Reedy, Trevor Billany
The digital world brings with it more and more opportunities to be innovative around assessment. With a variety of digital tools and the pervasive availability of information anywhere anytime, there is a tremendous capacity to creatively employ a diversity of assessment approaches to support and evaluate student…
Paul Zhihao Yong, Stephen Wee Hun Lim
We investigated the testing effect in Coursera video-based learning. One hundred and twenty-three participants either (a) studied an instructional video-recorded lecture four times, (b) studied the lecture three times and took one recall test, or (c) studied the lecture once and took three tests. They then took a final…
Yu Yuan, Lili Zhao, Wei Chen, Guangting Zheng + 3 more
Capturing human learning behavior based on deep learning methods has become a major research focus in both psychology and intelligent systems. Recent approaches rely on controlled experiments or rule-based models to explore cognitive processes. However, they struggle to capture learning dynamics, track progress over…
Yana Weinstein, Christopher R. Madan, Megan A. Sumeracki
The science of learning has made a considerable contribution to our understanding of effective teaching and learning strategies. However, few instructors outside of the field are privy to this research. In this tutorial review, we focus on six specific cognitive strategies that have received robust support from decades…
Haopeng Chen, Pieter Verbeke, Stefania Mattioni, Cristian Buc Calderon + 1 more
Testing enhances memory more than studying. Although numerous studies have demonstrated the robustness of this classic effect, its neural and computational origin remains debated. Predictive learning is a potential mechanism behind this phenomenon: Because predictions and prediction errors (mismatch between predictions…
Scott H. Fraundorf, Zachary A. Caddick, Timothy J. Nokes-Malach, Benjamin M. Rottman
Although tests and assessments-such as those used to maintain a physician’s Board certification-are often viewed merely as tools for decision-making about one’s performance level, strong evidence now indicates that the experience of being tested is a powerful learning experience in its own right: The act of retrieving…
Laura Franzoi, Veronica Cembrani, Claudio Mulatti, Barbara Treccani
With the aim of bridging the gap between laboratory studies and real-world learning experiences, this research investigated the effects of combining retrieval and distributed practice in primary school settings. Retrieval and distributed practice were implemented through a testing procedure that provided accuracy…
Joss Ives
A two-stage collaborative exam is one in which students first complete the exam individually, and then complete the same or similar exam in collaborative groups immediately afterward. To quantify the learning effect from the group component of these two-stage exams in an introductory Physics course, a randomized…
Nicole S. Rafidi, Justin C. Hulbert, Paula Pacheco, Kenneth A. Norman
Repeated testing leads to improved long-term memory retention compared to repeated study, but the mechanism underlying this improvement remains controversial. In this work, we test the hypothesis that retrieval practice benefits subsequent recall by reducing competition from related memories. This hypothesis implies…
Joshua Rule, Eric Schulz, Steven T. Piantadosi, Joshua B. Tenenbaum
Humans master complex systems of interrelated concepts like mathematics and natural language. Previous work suggests learning these systems relies on iteratively and directly revising a language-like conceptual representation. We introduce and assess a novel concept learning paradigm called Martha’s Magical Machines…
Steven C. Pan, Jia Yi Han, Fun Man Fung
Environmental Chemistry Course Authors: ['Steven C. Pan' 'Jia Yi Han' 'Fun Man Fung'] Prequestioning is an instructional strategy that involves taking practice tests on to-be-learned information followed by studying the correct answers. Despite promising results in laboratory studies, it has rarely been examined in…
Yi-Ting Huang, Meng Chang Chen, Yeali S. Sun
—This paper proposes a novel and statistical method of ability estimation based on acquisition distribution for a personalized computer-aided question generation. This method captures the learning outcomes over time and provides a flexible measurement based on the acquisition distributions instead of pre-calibration.…
Linnea Karlsson Wirebring, Carola Wiklund-Hörnqvist, Sara Stillesjö, Carina Granberg + 4 more
Many learning opportunities of mathematical reasoning in school encourage passive imitative learning procedures (algorithmic reasoning, AR) instead of engaging in more active constructive reasoning processes (e.g., creative mathematical reasoning, CMR). In the present study, we employed a within-subject mathematical…
Szu Szu Ling, Fabrice Saffre, Deborah L. Gater, Lilia Halim + 1 more
Computer quiz games are introduced to improve teaching and learning in a freshman engineering chemistry course in an English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) environment. These quiz games are developed and implemented as a supplemental and augmentative tool to enhance traditionally delivered lectures. The paper shows an…
Martin Plajner
In this paper we follow our previous research in the area of Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT). We present three different methods for CAT. One of them, the item response theory, is a well established method, while the other two, Bayesian and neural networks, are new in the area of educational testing. In the first…
Chintan Donda, Sayan Dasgupta, Soma S. Dhavala, Keyur Faldu + 1 more
'Aditi Avasthi'] It has long been recognized that academic success is a result of both cognitive and non-cognitive dimensions acting together. Consequently, any intelligent learning platform designed to improve learning outcomes (LOs) must provide actionable inputs to the learner in these dimensions. However…
Dao Xuan-Quy, Le Ngoc-Bich, Vo The-Duy, Ngo Bac-Bien + 1 more
This study evaluates the potential and challenges of large langue models (LLMs) for education in chemistry. Specifically, we analyze the performance of two state -of-the art of LLMs, ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing AI Chat, on a quiz dataset consisting of 200 multiple-choice questions in chemistry at the high school level.…
Meir Meshulam, Liat Hasenfratz, Hanna Hillman, Yun-Fei Liu + 3 more
How do students understand and remember new information? Despite major advances in measuring human brain activity during and after educational experiences, it is unclear how learners internalize new content, especially in real-life and online settings. In this work, we introduce a neural measure for predicting and…
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Large Language Models (LLMs) based on transformer architectures excel at internet-scale tasks. However, real-world scientific scenarios—such as synthetic chemistry laboratories and autonomous experimental setups—typically involve incremental data generation in batches as new chemical reactions are conducted, unlike…
Timothy Gould
This study examined factors influencing student confidence and their perception of learning in the context of undergraduate chemistry and biochemistry courses. Anonymous online surveys were used to measure the extent to which small group work influenced student confidence in solving problems compared to working…
Seyed-Mahdi Khaligh-Razavi, Sina Habibi, Maryam Sadeghi, Haniye Marefat + 4 more
Various mental disorders are accompanied by some degree of cognitive impairment. Particularly in neurodegenerative disorders, cognitive impairment is the phenotypical hallmark of the disease. Effective, accurate and timely cognitive assessment is key to early diagnosis of this family of mental disorders. Current…