For teachers, crafting effective explanations is a daily challenge, especially without a clear framework. This gap between theoretical constructivist principles and practical, actionable guidance often leaves educators unprepared.
This book addresses that void directly. It presents the findings of a qualitative study that analyses real classroom teaching in higher education. The research identifies fourteen types of knowledge, nineteen instructional explanation strategies, and three core explanatory approaches that reveal how these strategies support learning at a cognitive level.
Introducing The Principle of Instructional Explanation Strategies: this book finally bridges the gap between teaching tactics and schema development, explaining how strategies facilitate assimilation and accommodation. It provides an essential framework for educators in higher education to expertly diagnose their subject matter and choose the most effective scaffolding techniques for their lessons.