Evidence of Problem-Solving Transfer in Web-Based Socratic Tutor

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written by Rasil Warnakulasooriya, David J. Palazzo, and David E. Pritchard

We demonstrate learning and problem-solving transfer within the web-based homework tutor MasteringPhysics by considering time to completion, the number of hints requested, and the number of incorrect responses given. The group of students who were prepared by a prior related problem solves a related follow-up problem in ~14% less time on average compared to an unprepared group on that problem. Furthermore, the prepared group requests ~15% fewer hints and makes about ~11% fewer errors on average than the unprepared group.

Physics Education Research Conference 2005
Part of the PER Conference series
Salt Lake City, Utah: August 10-11, 2005
Volume 818, Pages 41-44

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Published: February 14, 2006

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Education Foundations - Assessment = Methods - Learning Theory Education Practices - Active Learning = Problem Solving - Technology	- Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2177018
Access Rights:: Available for purchase
Restriction:: © 2005 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.2177018
NSF Number:: 0231268
PACS:: 01.40.Fk
Keywords:: Mastering Physics, PERC 2005, learning transfer, problem-solving transfer
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created May 12, 2009 by Jenny Rempel
Record Updated:: July 8, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 14, 2006
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Warnakulasooriya, R., Palazzo, D., & Pritchard, D. (2005, August 10-11). Evidence of Problem-Solving Transfer in Web-Based Socratic Tutor. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2005, Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved March 24, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8907&DocID=3434

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Warnakulasooriya, R, D. Palazzo, and D. Pritchard. "Evidence of Problem-Solving Transfer in Web-Based Socratic Tutor." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2005, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 10-11, 2005. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8907&DocID=3434 (accessed 24 March 2025).

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Warnakulasooriya, Rasil, David Palazzo, and David E. Pritchard. "Evidence of Problem-Solving Transfer in Web-Based Socratic Tutor." Physics Education Research Conference 2005. Salt Lake City, Utah: 2005. 41-44 Vol. 818 of PER Conference. 24 Mar. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8907&DocID=3434>.

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