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- Title
Comparing two equivalence-based instruction protocols and self-study for teaching logical fallacies to college students.
- Authors
Gallant, Emily E.; Reeve, Kenneth F.; Reeve, Sharon A.; Vladescu, Jason C.; Kisamore, April N.
- Abstract
The current study compared two equivalence-based instruction (EBI) protocols to each other and to a self-study control group to teach classes of logical fallacies to college students. The two different EBI protocols were stimuluspairing yes-no (SPYN) responding and match-to-sample (MTS). Four three-member logical fallacy classes were taught (i.e., ad hominem, circular argument, faulty analogy, and slippery slope). Class members consisted of the fallacy definition, fallacy name, and multiple examples of vignettes of each fallacy. Three vignette exemplars per class were used to program for generalization across vignettes, and two more were reserved to assess generalization. Written and computerized tests were completed before training, immediately following training, and at a 1-week follow-up session. The results showed that both MTS and SPYN EBI procedures were superior to self-study procedures with respect to computerized test outcomes, but not written test outcomes. In addition, the effects of MTS and SPYN were similar to one another regarding equivalence class formation, computerized tests, and written tests. These results increase the range of procedures that may be used to establish equivalence classes.
- Subjects
COLLEGE students; TEACHING methods; RESEARCH evaluation; MEDICAL protocols; COMPARATIVE studies; CRITICAL thinking; CASE studies; RESEARCH bias
- Publication
Behavioral Interventions, 2021, Vol 36, Issue 2, p434
- ISSN
1072-0847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bin.1772