Prior knowledge activation as preparation prior to instruction
Does the Coverage of Relevant Prior Knowledge Affect Learning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7802873 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charleen Brand (0000-0001-8849-0101, Ruhr University Bochum, corresponding author), Katharina Loibl (0000-0002-1773-1913, University of Education Freiburg), Nikol Rummel (0000-0002-3187-5534, Ruhr University Bochum) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1633-1661 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Instructional Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-4277 • E-ISSN: 1573-1952 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11251-025-09727-6 |
| OpenAlex | W4412347883 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 57 |
Two-phase instructional designs such as Productive and Vicarious Failure employ preparatory activities before explicit instruction. It is assumed that during this preparatory activity, students need to activate their prior knowledge in order to be prepared for subsequent instruction. However, empirical findings on this preparatory mechanism are scarce, and causal evidence is lacking. In an experimental design ( N = 165), we manipulated secondary school students’ relevant prior knowledge activation by systematically varying the coverage of conceptual components of the targeted concept in solution attempts that students study in the preparatory phase: Students received solution attempts with either a high or a low coverage of conceptual components. The results reveal that students do not necessarily have to activate relevant prior knowledge covering all aspects of the targeted concept prior to instruction. Activating some relevant knowledge can prepare students for subsequent instruction and benefit students of all levels of prior knowledge. Moreover, we provide first evidence that students’ prior knowledge activation becomes visible in their intermediate knowledge
Affect (linguistics) · Educational psychology · Mathematics education · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Educational Assessment and Pedagogy · Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |