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Article: Learning from Comparing Multiple Examples: On the Dilemma of "Similar" or "Different"

TitleLearning from Comparing Multiple Examples: On the Dilemma of "Similar" or "Different"
Authors
KeywordsComparison
Critical Aspects
Multiple Examples
Variability
Variation Theory
Issue Date2012
PublisherSpringer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=1040-726X
Citation
Educational Psychology Review, 2012, v. 24 n. 2, p. 251-269 How to Cite?
AbstractAlthough researchers have demonstrated that studying multiple examples is more effective than studying one example to facilitate learning, the principles found in the literature for designing multiple examples remain ambiguous. This paper reviews variation theory research on example design which sheds light on unclear issues regarding the effects of example variability. First, the distinction of surface/structural should be replaced by critical/uncritical in example study. Aspects and features that are critical to students' understanding should be identified and compared in example design. Second, variation as well as similarity among examples should be taken into consideration in example design. Certain patterns of variation and invariance should be adopted to systematically determine the variability of examples. Third, students with different levels of prior knowledge perceive different aspects of examples that are critical for their learning. Examples should be designed according to aspects that are critical to specific students. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/175526
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 4.321
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dc.contributor.authorGuo, JPen_US
dc.contributor.authorPang, MFen_US
dc.contributor.authorYang, LYen_US
dc.contributor.authorDing, Yen_US
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dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.identifier.citationEducational Psychology Review, 2012, v. 24 n. 2, p. 251-269en_US
dc.identifier.issn1040-726Xen_US
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dc.description.abstractAlthough researchers have demonstrated that studying multiple examples is more effective than studying one example to facilitate learning, the principles found in the literature for designing multiple examples remain ambiguous. This paper reviews variation theory research on example design which sheds light on unclear issues regarding the effects of example variability. First, the distinction of surface/structural should be replaced by critical/uncritical in example study. Aspects and features that are critical to students' understanding should be identified and compared in example design. Second, variation as well as similarity among examples should be taken into consideration in example design. Certain patterns of variation and invariance should be adopted to systematically determine the variability of examples. Third, students with different levels of prior knowledge perceive different aspects of examples that are critical for their learning. Examples should be designed according to aspects that are critical to specific students. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherSpringer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=1040-726Xen_US
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dc.subjectComparisonen_US
dc.subjectCritical Aspectsen_US
dc.subjectMultiple Examplesen_US
dc.subjectVariabilityen_US
dc.subjectVariation Theoryen_US
dc.titleLearning from Comparing Multiple Examples: On the Dilemma of "Similar" or "Different"en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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