Errors in previous work impede the learning of new concepts
Errors, misconceptions, and flawed prior knowledge act as barriers to acquiring new concepts, but targeted educational interventions like refutational texts and error-based concept mapping can successfully overcome these cognitive impediments.
The retrieved papers consistently demonstrate that prior errors, misconceptions, and flawed conceptual frameworks hinder the learning of new concepts and that interventions designed to explicitly address and correct these errors facilitate conceptual change and learning.
Paulo Rogério Miranda Correia, Joana Aguiar, Brian Moon. Using Concept Maps With Errors to Identify Misconceptions. 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1985-1.ch006
Paper 1 demonstrates that using concept maps with embedded errors successfully identifies and challenges student misconceptions, revealing how prior misunderstandings impede learning progress.
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Musa KAYABAŞ, İrfan EMRE. THE EFFECT OF CONCEPTUAL CHANGE TEXTS ON FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, SCIENTIFIC PROCESS SKILLS, ATTITUDES TOWARDS SCIENCE AND OVERCOMING OF MISCONCEPTIONS. 2020. https://doi.org/10.47479/ihead.783540
Paper 2 shows that conceptual change texts, which specifically target and correct prior misconceptions, improve students' academic achievement and help them overcome barriers to learning new concepts.
Hefter MH. An extended refutation text and funny videos reduce notorious p-value misconceptions.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-53375-w
Paper 9 establishes that refutation texts effectively correct deeply ingrained statistical misconceptions, facilitating conceptual change among students.
Fischer A, Dignath CC. Misconceptions and Lack of Knowledge of Self-Regulation of Learning Hinder Students' Use of Self-Regulation Strategies and Their Achievement: How This Can Be Changed by a Model-Based Instructional Video.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16040612
Paper 10 finds that initial misconceptions and lack of knowledge regarding self-regulation hinder students' acquisition of new strategies, which can be mitigated by addressing these errors.
Skopeliti I, Kyriakopoulou N, Androutsopoulou A. Changing Pre-Service Teachers' Beliefs About Self-Regulated Learning: The Role of Refutational Texts and Instructional Analogies.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15121623
Paper 11 highlights that refutational instructional materials successfully reduce inconsistent prior beliefs and misconceptions, thereby helping learners adopt new pedagogical concepts.
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