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Title:
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EFFECTS OF LEARNER MISCONCEPTIONS ON LEARNING |
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Author(s):
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Eshaa M. Alkhalifa |
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ISBN:
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972-8924-22-4 |
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Editors:
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Kinshuk, Demetrios G Sampson, J. Michael Spector and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2006 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Learner Models, Learner Misconception, Mental Representation. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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123 |
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Last Page:
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128 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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With the advent of adaptable tutoring systems, the field of student modeling emerged. Researchers attempt to comprehend the misconception that led students to choose a specific erroneous answer in order to decide what needs to be explained to that particular student and this information is kept in the student model. However, the work done to date concentrates on what students learn correctly as a guideline of their progress and does not take into consideration how misconceptions may affect learning of dependant materials. This paper, studies two distinct effects of inducing misconceptions and then correcting them on student learning. The first experiment investigates of student seek semantic interpretations of the question and the process of correction. If the correcting is in a distance then will student react in a way similar to that if they are shown a moving scene. The second investigates how students use analogies, in learning from one concept what adversely affects another. Results indicate that misconception do affect student learning and the correction process is semantically interpreted. This informs designers of tutoring systems, to investigate to best correct misconceptions without causing unintended outcomes. |
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