Prompted Self-explanation
Contents
Brief statement of principle
Many empirical studies have shown that there is a large amount of variance when it comes to individually produced self-explanations. Some students have a natural tenancy to self-explain, while other students do little more than repeat the content of the example or expository text. The quality of the self-explanations themselves can be highly variable (Renkl, 1997). One instructional
Description of principle
Operational definition
Examples
Experimental support
Laboratory experiment support
In vivo experiment support
Theoretical rationale
(These entries should link to one or more learning processes.)
