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[[Self-explanation]]s that include visual references in addition to verbal explanations.
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Elaborated explanations are [[Self-explanation]]s that make use of multiple sources of information or multiple modes of expression.
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For example, an elaborated explanation in geometry requires students to explain their problem solving steps both by referring both to verbal information (by naming geometry principles that justify an answer) and visual information (by naming the diagram features that are relevant to chosen geometry principles).  
  
 
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Revision as of 18:15, 26 February 2007

Elaborated explanations are Self-explanations that make use of multiple sources of information or multiple modes of expression.

For example, an elaborated explanation in geometry requires students to explain their problem solving steps both by referring both to verbal information (by naming geometry principles that justify an answer) and visual information (by naming the diagram features that are relevant to chosen geometry principles).