Logfile analyses of successful and unsuccessful strategy use in complex problem-solving: A cross-national comparison study
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Hao Wu [1] ; Gyöngyvér Molnár [1]
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[1] University of Szeged
University of Szeged
Hungría
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- Localización: European journal of psychology of education, ISSN-e 1878-5174, ISSN 0256-2928, Vol. 36, Nº 4, 2021, págs. 1009-1032
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The purpose of this study is to examine cross-national differences in students’ exploration strategies in a computer-simulated CPS (complex problem-solving) environment and to identify similarities and qualitative differences in the way Hungarian and Chinese students explore a CPS environment. In a sample of 187 Chinese and 835 Hungarian students (aged 12), we administered problem-solving items via the eDia platform within the MicroDYN approach. After structuring and coding the logfile data, latent class analyses were used to identify students whose problem-solving strategies showed similar patterns. Results indicated that Chinese students employed the most effective and successful exploration strategy, the VOTAT (vary-one-thing-at-a-time) strategy, more frequently and effectively than Hungarian students and that they showed a significantly higher learning effect during testing than their Hungarian peers. These results highlight the possibilities and importance of explicit enhancement of exploration strategies as a tool for learning in a new technological context.
