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Influence of Design Decisions on Student Explanations: An Example from Seeing Through Chemistry
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, University of Michigan, United States ; , Educational Testing Service, United States

EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Seattle, WA USA ISBN 978-1-880094-35-8 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC

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We examine the relationship between design features, patterns of use, and the quality of student explanations generated in response to inquiry questions in a multi-faceted hypermedia environment "Seeing Through Chemistry." We see that some design features appear to influence student performance. In particular, incorrect answers and a model response seem important for helping students recognize the need to revise. What appears to be lacking are features which lead students to improve the explanation quality as they revise.

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Jones, T. & Baxter, G.P. (1999). Influence of Design Decisions on Student Explanations: An Example from Seeing Through Chemistry. In B. Collis & R. Oliver (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 1999--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 1175-1180). Seattle, WA USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 14, 2024 from .

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