In Pursuit of Knowledge: Comparing Self-Explanations, Concepts, and Procedures as Pedagogical Tools

Explaining new ideas to oneself can promote learning and transfer, but how and when such self-explanations are effective is unclear. This study investigated how instruction on concepts versus procedures affected the quality of self-explanations and subsequent learning outcomes for 2nd through 5th gr...

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Main Author: Matthews, Percival Grant
Other Authors: Bethany Rittle-Johnson
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2008
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03252008-102014/