Can learning from molar and modular worked examples be enhanced by providing instructional explanations and prompting self-explanations?

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 16, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 104-121

  Gerjets, Peter ^a   Scheiter, Katharina ^b   Catrambone, Richard ^c  

^a KNOWLEDGE MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive load theory; Cognitive skill acquisition; Modular examples; Self explanations; Worked out examples

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646044047     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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