Download PDFOpen PDF in browserEnhancing Students’ Ability to Correct Misconceptions in Natural Selection with Refutational Texts and Self-Explanation TrainingEasyChair Preprint 396611 pages•Date: July 28, 2020AbstractMisconceptions interfere with learning and are difficult to correct. Two studies examined the interactive effects of constructed response prompt (self-explanation, think-aloud) and text type (refutational, non-refutational), and self-explanation training on students’ misconceptions regarding natural selection. In Study 1, students (N=240) were randomly assigned to prompt and text condition. In Study 2, students (N=153) were randomly assigned to prompt and training conditions. In both studies, vocabulary was the sole significant predictor of conceptions of natural selection. Keyphrases: Refutational Texts, misconceptions, reading comprehension, self-explanation
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