Instructional explanation - Revision history

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An instructional explanation is part of an instructional process wherein an agent, other than the student, provides an explanation for the student to comprehend. Instructional explanations contain the target knowledge components, which is the goal of the instruction.

Studies using instructional explanations manipulate their presence or absence [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&client=firefox-a&cluster=5293252267894252837 (Schworm & Renkl, 2006)], or how completely they are justified [[Hausmann_Study|Hausmann & VanLehn, 2006]].

The following is an example of an instructional explanation [http://andes3.lrdc.pitt.edu/~bob/mat/Example1.html]:
<br>"We know that there is an electric field. If there is an electric field, and there is a charged particle located in that region, then we can infer that there is an electric force on the particle. The direction of the electric force is in the opposite direction as the electric field <b>because the charge on the particle is negative.</b>"

The instructional explanation was generated by the experimenters, and it explains the justification for choosing a particular direction for the electric field. In contrast, an explanation generated by the student while studying an example of electric fields is not an "instructional explanation." Instead, that is a [[Self-explanation|self-explanation]].

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Bobhaus at 20:02, 23 May 2007

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	Studies using instructional explanations manipulate their presence or absence [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&client=firefox-a&cluster=5293252267894252837 (Schworm & Renkl, 2006)], or how completely they are justified [[Hausmann_Study\|Hausmann & VanLehn, 2006]].		Studies using instructional explanations manipulate their presence or absence [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&client=firefox-a&cluster=5293252267894252837 (Schworm & Renkl, 2006)], or how completely they are justified [[Hausmann_Study\|Hausmann & VanLehn, 2006]].

			The following is an example of an instructional explanation [http://andes3.lrdc.pitt.edu/~bob/mat/Example1.html]:
			<br>"We know that there is an electric field. If there is an electric field, and there is a charged particle located in that region, then we can infer that there is an electric force on the particle. The direction of the electric force is in the opposite direction as the electric field <b>because the charge on the particle is negative.</b>"

			The instructional explanation was generated by the experimenters, and it explains the justification for choosing a particular direction for the electric field. In contrast, an explanation generated by the student while studying an example of electric fields is not an "instructional explanation." Instead, that is a [[Self-explanation\|self-explanation]].

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Bobhaus at 19:49, 23 May 2007

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	An instructional explanation is part of an instructional process wherein an agent other than the student provides an explanation for the student to comprehend. Instructional explanations ~~typically~~ contain target knowledge components, which is the goal of the instruction.		An instructional explanation is part of an instructional process wherein an agent, other than the student, provides an explanation for the student to comprehend. Instructional explanations contain the target knowledge components, which is the goal of the instruction.

	Studies using instructional explanations manipulate their presence or absence [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&client=firefox-a&cluster=5293252267894252837 (Schworm & Renkl, 2006)], or how completely they are justified [[Hausmann_Study\|Hausmann & VanLehn, 2006]].		Studies using instructional explanations manipulate their presence or absence [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&client=firefox-a&cluster=5293252267894252837 (Schworm & Renkl, 2006)], or how completely they are justified [[Hausmann_Study\|Hausmann & VanLehn, 2006]].

Bobhaus at 19:47, 23 May 2007

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	An instructional explanation is part of an instructional process wherein an agent other than the student provides an explanation for the student to comprehend.		An instructional explanation is part of an instructional process wherein an agent other than the student provides an explanation for the student to comprehend. Instructional explanations typically contain target knowledge components, which is the goal of the instruction.

			Studies using instructional explanations manipulate their presence or absence [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&client=firefox-a&cluster=5293252267894252837 (Schworm & Renkl, 2006)], or how completely they are justified [[Hausmann_Study\|Hausmann & VanLehn, 2006]].

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Koedinger at 10:30, 18 April 2007

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Bobhaus at 18:06, 16 February 2007

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	An instructional explanation is part of an instructional process wherein an agent other than the student provides an explanation for the student to comprehend.		An instructional explanation is part of an instructional process wherein an agent other than the student provides an explanation for the student to comprehend.

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Bobhaus at 20:02, 15 February 2007

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Vanlehn at 17:56, 28 November 2006

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	An instructional explanation is part of an instructional process wherein an agent other than the student provides an explanation for the student to comprehend.		An instructional explanation is part of an instructional process wherein an agent other than the student provides an explanation for the student to comprehend.

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Vanlehn at 17:55, 28 November 2006

2006-11-28T17:55:27Z

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An instructional explanation is part of an instructional process wherein an agent other than the student provides an explanation for the student to comprehend.

[[Category: Full Glossary]]
[[Category: IC Glossary]]