Concept information
Preferred term
worked-example effect
Definition
- A learning phenomenon observed when novice students learn more effectively by studying examples that provide solutions to problems than by solving equivalent problems. (adapted fron Paas et Merriënboer, 2020, p. 396).
Broader concept
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Barbieri, C. A., Miller-Cotto, D., Clerjuste, S. N., & Chawla, K. (2023). A meta‑analysis of the worked examples effect on mathematics performance. Educational Psychology Review, 35(1), 1–33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09745-1
{{#each properties}}• Document type: meta-analysis
• Access: closed
- • Paas, F., & Van Merriënboer, J. J. G. (1994). Variability of worked examples and transfer of geometrical problem-solving skills: A cognitive-load approach. Journal of Educational Psychology, 86(1), 122–133. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.86.1.122
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Paas, F., & van Merriënboer, J. J. G. (2020). Cognitive-load theory: Methods to manage working memory load in the learning of complex tasks. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 29(4), 394–398. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721420922183
• Document type: literature review
• Access: open
- • Renkl, A. (2014). Toward an instructionally oriented theory of example-based learning. Cognitive Science, 38(1), 1–37. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12086
• Document type: literature review
• Access: free
- • Sweller, J., & Cooper, G. A. (1985). The use of worked examples as a substitute for problem solving in learning algebra. Cognition and Instruction, 2(1), 59–89. https://doi.org/10.1207/s1532690xci0201_3
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
Creator
- Frank Arnould
Has theory(ies)
In other languages
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French
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effet de l'exemple à travailler
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effet des exemples travaillés
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effet du problème résolu
URI
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