Article
Characteristics of a cognitive tool that helps students learn diagnostic problem solving
Educational Technology Research and Development
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
9-20-2006
DOI
10.1007/s11423-006-9003-8
Abstract
Three related studies replicated and extended previous work (J.A. Danielson et al. (2003),Educational Technology Research and Development, 51(3), 63–81) involving the Diagnostic Pathfinder (dP) (previously Problem List Generator [PLG]), a cognitive tool for learning diagnostic problem solving. In studies 1 and 2, groups of 126 and 113 veterinary students, respectively, used the dP to complete case-based homework; groups of 120 and 199, respectively, used an alternative method. Students in the dP groups scored significantly higher (p = .000 and .003, respectively) on final exams than those in control groups. In the third study, 552 veterinary students responding to a questionnaire indicated that the dP’s gating and data synthesis activities aided learning. The dP’s feedback and requirement of completeness appear to aid learning most.
Copyright Owner
Asssociation for Educational Communications and Technology
Copyright Date
2006
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Jared A. Danielson, Eric M. Mills, Pamela J. Vermeer, Vanessa A. Preast, et al.. "Characteristics of a cognitive tool that helps students learn diagnostic problem solving" Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 55 Iss. 5 (2006) p. 499 - 520 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/holly-bender/3/
This accepted manuscript is an article from Educational Technology Research and Development, October 2007, 55(5); 499-520. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11423-006-9003-8."