Selection and use of propositional knowledge in statistical problem solving

Nick J Broers

Learning and Instruction Vol. 12, No. 3 pp. 323–344

Central to this study is the question of why subjects who possess the necessary factual or propositional knowledge needed to solve a particular statistical problem, often fail to find the solution to that problem. Ten undergraduate psychology...

Language: English

Charting and manipulating propositions as methods to promote self-explanation in the study of statistics

Nick J. Broers; Tjaart Imbos

Learning and Instruction Vol. 15, No. 6 (December 2005) pp. 517–538

Statistics is known to be a difficult subject, demanding students to perceive interrelations between numerous highly abstract concepts. Many students approach the subject with an evasive attitude, often resulting in rote learning yielding little...

Language: English

Mental Effort and Performance as Determinants for the Dynamic Selection of Learning Tasks in Air Traffic Control Training

Ron J.C.M. Salden; Fred Paas; Nick J. Broers; Jeroen J. G. van Merrienboer

Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 32, No. 1 (January 2004) pp. 153–172

The differential effects of four task selection methods on training efficiency and transfer in computer-based training for Air Traffic Control were investigated. A non-dynamic condition, in which the learning tasks were presented to the participants ...

The Effectiveness of Propositional Manipulation as a Lecturing Method in the Statistics Knowledge Domain

Jimmie Leppink; Nick J. Broers; Tjaart Imbos; Cees P. M. van der Vleuten; Martijn P. F. Berger

Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 41, No. 6 (November 2013) pp. 1127–1140

The current experiment examined the potential effects of the method of propositional manipulation (MPM) as a lecturing method on motivation to learn and conceptual understanding of statistics. MPM aims to help students develop conceptual...