TY - GEN
T1 - The relationship between confusion and metacognitive strategies in Betty's Brain
AU - Zhang, Yingbin
AU - Bosch, Nigel
AU - Paquette, Luc
AU - Munshi, Anabil
AU - Baker, Ryan S.
AU - Biswas, Gautam
AU - Ocumpaugh, Jaclyn
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Association for Computing Machinery.
PY - 2020/3/23
Y1 - 2020/3/23
N2 - Confusion has been shown to be prevalent during complex learning and has mixed effects on learning. Whether confusion facilitates or hampers learning may depend on whether it is resolved or not. Confusion resolution, behind which is the resolution of cognitive disequilibrium, requires learners to possess some skills, but it is unclear what these skills are. One possibility may be metacognitive strategies (MS), strategies for regulating cognition. This study examined the relationship between confusion and actions related to MS in Betty's Brain, a computer-based learning environment. The results revealed that MS behavior differed during and outside confusion. However, confusion resolution was not related to MS behavior, and MS did not moderate the effect of confusion on learning.
AB - Confusion has been shown to be prevalent during complex learning and has mixed effects on learning. Whether confusion facilitates or hampers learning may depend on whether it is resolved or not. Confusion resolution, behind which is the resolution of cognitive disequilibrium, requires learners to possess some skills, but it is unclear what these skills are. One possibility may be metacognitive strategies (MS), strategies for regulating cognition. This study examined the relationship between confusion and actions related to MS in Betty's Brain, a computer-based learning environment. The results revealed that MS behavior differed during and outside confusion. However, confusion resolution was not related to MS behavior, and MS did not moderate the effect of confusion on learning.
KW - Confusion
KW - Confusion resolution
KW - Learning analytics
KW - Metacognitive strategy
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U2 - 10.1145/3375462.3375518
DO - 10.1145/3375462.3375518
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85082400254
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
SP - 276
EP - 284
BT - LAK 2020 Conference Proceedings - Celebrating 10 years of LAK
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
T2 - 10th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge: Shaping the Future of the Field, LAK 2020
Y2 - 23 March 2020 through 27 March 2020
ER -