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Table 5 A comparison of student improvement on misconceptions Misconception Significant improvement in workbook version?
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In the workbook version, the starting population in this section displayed a reduced range of the key trait (shell thickness) compared to previous sections.
In the section on mutation in the workbook version of the module, the initial population displayed a reduced range of the key trait (shell thickness), which is realistic but makes new thicknesses arising through mutation difficult to detect.
(3) How do these findings compare to the previous findings on key concepts and misconception use in the workbook version? .
In the original workbook version, students are provided with a paper workbook that directs them through the different exercises and asks them to observe and interpret the results of the simulations.
Of these, 1885 students in 18 classes used the tutorial version of the module and 720 students in 20 classes used the workbook version.
Students in courses that used the workbook version chose a distractor expressing the Adaptive mutation misconception more frequently than those using the tutorial version; the standardized score for this misconception was significantly higher for the workbook students (Mean = 0.32 ± 0.32; Mdn = 0.33) than the tutorial students (Mean = 0.23 ± 0.28; Mdn = 0; Z = 5.98, p < 0.0001), r = 0.12.
In this case, a printed workbook version of S4HARA could be developed.
Since the introduction of the tutorial version, most instructors who adopt the module for use in their courses choose to use the tutorial version, but the workbook version continues to be used in some courses.
Our findings suggest that the revised tutorial version performs just as well as, and in some ways, even better than, the original workbook version, demonstrating the effectiveness of the iterative approach of design-based research using knowledge gained from assessing pedagogical tools to improve those tools.
Using a different assessment, Abraham et al. (2009) did not find evidence for a decrease in use of this misconception for students using the original workbook version.
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