Equal opportunity tactic: An approach to moderating the differences in ability perception

Hercy N.H. Cheng; Winston M.C. Wu; Tak Wai Chan

Equal opportunity tactic: An approach to moderating the differences in ability perception

Hercy N.H. Cheng, Winston M.C. Wu, Tak Wai Chan

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Abstract

During schooling, individual ability differences are inevitable. Low-ability students, when always performing worse, may feel discouraged and frustrated during learning; high-ability and hence better-performance students may not find learning interesting as well when facing easy challenges all the time. This study proposes an equal opportunity tactic in order to moderate the differences in ability perception by manipulating the challenge of tasks for every student. A trail test was also conducted to preliminarily evaluate the influences on student behaviors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	136-143
Number of pages	8
Journal	Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL
Issue number	PART 1
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Perspectives in the Learning Sciences: Cre8ing a Learning World - 8th International Conference for the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2008 - Utrecht, Netherlands Duration: Jun 23 2008 → Jun 28 2008

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Human-Computer Interaction
Education

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Equal opportunity tactic: An approach to moderating the differences in ability perception

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