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goal-free effect: a standalone construct

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Instructional design

learners acquire more schema knowledge from problems without a specific goal than from conventional goal-directed problems.

In instructional design, goal-free effect refers to learners acquire more schema knowledge from problems without a specific goal than from conventional goal-directed problems. This meaning comes from Owen (1985) in Journal of Educational Psychology.[1]

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knowledge6 fields · 12 citationsjingle · one name, six constructsschema4 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

  1. Owen, E., & Sweller, J. (1985). What do students learn while solving mathematics problems? Journal of Educational Psychology, 77(3), 272-284. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.77.3.272

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